THE INTEGRATION OF MOSQUES AND CHURCHES TO URBAN PLANNING OF IBADAN NIGERIA: A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
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2017-04
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Journal of the Malaysian Institute of Planners
Abstract
In the face of the uncontrolled expansion of Nigerian towns and cities since
independence, urban planners and other stakeholders have accepted that
development policies for urban and rural areas have failed or have not worked as
expected. Cities in Nigeria, especially, Ibadan have been observed to have
changed in size, spatial organization or morphology, quality and distribution of
public services and infrastructure, and in its employment base. Despite many
efforts aimed at resolving the urban problems through the enactment of plethora
of planning laws and regulations, the administration and implementation of these
laws and regulation have been problematic, especially due to the rapid increase
of religious sites (places of worship) such as churches and mosques in Ibadan.
The objective of this paper is to propose a solution to the problems created by
religious sites in the planning of Ibadan. The study employs a qualitative research
design using survey method, with field observation as the research instrument
used for data collection.
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Nigeria, Ibadan, urban, rural, mosques, churches.