The significance of landscape in the structure and beautification of urban roads cannot be overemphasized. As a matter of fact, no city can survive without the landscape elements because the beauty and appearance of any city is often dependent on the quality and quantity of its landscape. This paper therefore investigates the level of landscape development in Lokoja city within the context of road transportation with a view to suggesting measures that can be employed in its restructuring to attain a sustainable city development. The study was conducted using questionnaires and field observation in the collection of data, while descriptive statistics such as frequency counts and percentage were employed in data analysis. The findings reveal that the level of landscape planning and development within the city is grossly inadequate while the few landscape elements that could enhance the aesthetic look of the city have dilapidated. To ensure that the city attains sustainable growth, the following recommendations were made: establishment of Landscape Development Control in the State Ministry of Environment and Housing for the implementation of strategic plans for developing the environment and enhancing urban transportation; introduction of enforcement agents to guard against habitual destruction of landscape elements in the city, and sensitization of the public to the importance of landscape planning for achieving sustainable city development.
PAPER TITLE :AN OVERVIEW OF URBAN ROAD LANDSCAPE IN LOKOJA, NIGERIA
FUTA JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY | VOLUME 1 NUMBER 2 2016
- Author(s) : S. O. Olorunfemi1, T. V.Oladele1 and A.E Koffi 2