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Accepted Paper:
Urbanization and developing sustainable cities: Abuja as a case study
Chika Okoye
(Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey-Newark)
Paper short abstract:
The Nigerian government with respect to Abuja needs to learn from Brazil and China to develop urbanization policies that take into account the needs of the less affluent in order to guard against urban sprawl and environmental degradation. This will be the key to creating a sustainable city.
Paper long abstract:
The government in Abuja needs to learn from Brazil and China by: a) designing an urban policy that it will stick to; b) encouraging participation from all sectors of society in designing such a policy; c) streamlining the cumbersome and bureaucratic land acquisition process; d) encouraging, through various incentives, investment of the private sector in housing for low income residents; e)setting up better avenues for financing the purchase of housing by low income earners; f) being more aware of ways in which sustainable urban development can be implemented; g) being more vigilant about ensuring accountability with respect to urban policy implementation; and h) being more willing to make use of local content when it comes to developing solutions to the problems of urban sprawl.
Promoting sustainable urbanization in Africa
Session 1