ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BIRNIN KEBBI MASTER PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.

Abstract

Humanity is faced with a complex situation, at the same time we are solving for climate change, we are going to be building new cities, towns and urban centres for 3 billion people. If we fail to plan our cities right, then all the climate solutions in the world might not prevent mankind from the worst effects of carbon in the atmosphere. This study is aimed at assessing the implementation and mismatch of the 1980 Birnin Kebbi Master Plan. Scanning, geo-referencing, geo-processing and digitizing the official Master Plan of the study area, and overlay analysis of the variables was performed to visualize the urban expansion trends on the Master Plan. Population growth and government policies are the major underlying cause for the partial implementation of the Master Plan and the result indicated an increase urban/built-up resulted from the conversion of other allotted land use into built-up/residential area. This study recommends that the relevant government agency task with the enforcement of development plan should be trained adequately to be able to adapt to different government policies and re-modify the Master Plan to cope with the new responsibilities and ensure sustainable development.