Constraints to Urban Land Use Planning and Management in Nigeria: Evidence from Ondo State

Abstract

This paper explores constraints to urban land use p lanning and management in Nigeria using, Ondo State in South Western part of the country as a case study with a view to determining its effects on city development. It discusses land use planning and control mechanisms and suggests how to eliminate the constraints associated with land use planning and management to achieve sustainable urban development in the are a. The basic data set for the paper was generated b y a systematic survey of land use planning and control activities from th e eighteen council areas that make up the state. Ot her relevant materials were sourced from published sources including government departments and agencies. The paper reveals t hat although land use planning policies and mechanisms are in place i n the state, they are beset with a number of proble ms including inadequate information on uncoordinated land use pl anning and management practices and weak regulatory institutions among others. The paper recommends immediate actions to improve the situation to embrace reinvigoratio n of land use policies including amendment of the land use act an d strengthening institutions responsible for land u se planning and Management. The need to devolve planning at the local levels was emphasized in the study.

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