A Critical Examination On Land Use And Allocation Procedure (a Case Study Of Owerri)

The aim of this project is to examine and evaluate the physical, social and economic effects of the present location of land use activities the Owerri Urban and recommend solution to the problems identified. Thus it involves the examination and analysis of the extend of development of land use activities problems caused by the development of these land use activities. The impact of government programmes and policies as regards the pattern of development and finally to suggest alternative strategies to overcome the identified problem in the area.

To achieve these, the methodology employed by the Author under primary collected in the field survey, which includes observation, interview, informal discussion and the use of questionnaires. The secondary data etc. 

Due to the peculiar characteristics of the data collected the technique used in the analysis is the Faro Yamani formula.

This ensures a most proper lasting in the formulated hypothesis. 

Title Page

Certification

Dedication

Acknowledgement 

Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE

1.1 Preamble 

1.2 Statement of the Problem

1.3 Aims and Objective of the Study

1.4 Possible Research Hypothesis

1.5 Research Design and Methodology 

1.6 Scope and Delimitation of Study

1.7 Significance of the Study

1.8 Definition of Some Importance Terms

CHAPTER TWO:

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 The Concept of Land Resources

2.2 Land Use Situation and Location Factors

2.3 Activity System and Urban Land Use

2.4 Urban Land Use and Economic of Land

2.5 Forces Affecting Land Use Location

CHAPTER THREE:

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1  Research Design

3.2  Study Area

3.3  Source of Data

3.4  Population and Sample Size

3.5  Hypothesis 

CHAPTER FOUR: 

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS 

4.1  Introduction

4.2  Mode of Land Procedure and Application in Owerri Urban

4.3  The Allocation Procedure 

4.4  Various Land Use Allocation in Owerri Urban

4.5  Questionnaires Analysis from Field Responses 

CHAPTER FIVE

FINDINGS RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION 

5.1  Summary of Findings

5.2  Formal Settlements

5.3  Informal Settlements

5.4  Recommendations

5.5  Conclusion

     Appendices 

     Bibliography