#1FIGU FIG Working Week CHAMBER OF GRADUATED SURVEYORS 17-21 May, Bulgaria From the wisdom of the ages to the challenges of modern world FIG SOFIA 2015 PLANNING AND LAND ADMINISTRATION CHALLENGES IN THE DEVELOPING NEW CITIES:- THE ABUJA EXPERIENCE IN NIGERIA FIGU FIG Working Week 2015 BY IBRAHIM USMAN JIBRIL Nasarawa Geographic Information Service, NAGIS Nasarawa State, Nigeria [email protected] FIG Working Week CHAMBER OF GRADUATED SURVEYORS 17-21 May, Bulgaria From the wisdom of the ages to the challenges of modern world • Introduction - - Created by the FCT ACT in 1976 Land mass approx. 8,000 sq. km. Predominantly rural at inception with about 300,000 population - Agriculture main - economic activity - Very little development in the area before 1976. LAGOS FCT 01/06/2015 IUJ PLANNING & LAND ADMINISTRATION CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING NEW CITIES: THE ABUJA EXPERIENCE IN NIGERIA FIG SOFIA 2015 2 01-06-2015 1#2FIGU FIG Working Week CHAMBER OF GRADUATED SURVEYORS 17-21 May, Bulgaria From the wisdom of the ages to the challenges of modern world ■Located in North central part of Nigeria, • Land mass approx. 8,000 sq. km. ■ Actual construction work started in the 1980s, ■ The seat of the Federal Government of Nigeria moved to Abuja from Lagos in 1991. 01/06/2015 IUJ PLANNING & LAND ADMINISTRATION CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING NEW CITIES: THE ABUJA EXPERIENCE IN NIGERIA FIG SOFIA 2015 3 FIG FIG Working Week CHAMBER OF GRADUATED SURVEYORS 17-21 May, Bulgaria From the wisdom of the ages to the challenges of modern world FCC Master Plan - The Master Plan for the City submitted to Government in 1979 by the International Planning Associates (IPA), - Provided for 254.98sq km (or 25,498 hectares) for the development of the Federal Capital City (FCC), - Designed in a crescent shape, To Kaduna Arport Abuja Hi FIG SOFIA 2015 Residencial Sector Commercial Center Federal Government Zuma H Transverse Arterial Central Parkway Industrial- Exat Peripheral Expres Central Businated Commercial Are 200,000-250,000 Central Park Rapid Transit Soina LONG-RANGE DEVELOPMENT Population 3,000,000 FIG Working Week 2015 01/06/2015 IUJ PLANNING & LAND ADMINISTRATION CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING NEW CITIES: THE ABUJA EXPERIENCE IN NIGERIA 4 01-06-2015 2#3Empty#4FIGO FIG Working Week CHAMBER OF GRADUATED SURVEYORS 17-21 May, Bulgaria From the wisdom of the ages to the challenges of modern world FIG SOFIA 2015 Key Elements... Phase development.. • Phase I, 10 districts - - Combine size of 90.2sq km • Phase II, 20 districts - - Combine size of 97sq km ⚫ Phase III, 23 districts - - Combine size of 153.2sq km • Phase IV, 44 districts - - Combine size of 231.8sq km 01/06/2015 IUJ PLANNING & LAND ADMINISTRATION CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING NEW CITIES: THE ABUJA EXPERIENCE IN NIGERIA FIGO FIG Working Week CHAMBER OF GRADUATED SURVEYORS 17-21 May, Bulgaria From the wisdom of the ages to the challenges of modern world Central Area of Abuja, FCC 01/06/ THE ABUJA EXPERIENCE IN NIGERIA FIG Working Week 2015 7 01-06-2015 FIG SOFIA 2015 +#5FIGU FIG Working Week CHAMBER OF GRADUATED SURVEYORS 17-21 May, Bulgaria From the wisdom of the ages to the challenges of modern world Central Area FIG SOFIA 2015 - The Central Area is situated in the central part of the city with residential districts surrounding it on both sides (northwest and southeast axis). - It consists of a mall flanked by Federal Government buildings focused on the National Assembly. - It extends to the southeast in the form of the major commercial shopping street, ending at the transportation center with a major sports complex adjacent. 01/06/2015 IUJ PLANNING & LAND ADMINISTRATION CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING NEW CITIES: THE ABUJA EXPERIENCE IN NIGERIA 9 FIG FIG Working Week CHAMBER OF GRADUATED SURVEYORS 17-21 May, Bulgaria From the wisdom of the ages to the challenges of modern world FIG SOFIA 2015 Challenges in the last three decades of the FCC development • Governmental FIG Working Week 2015 Policy changes & inconsistencies, - Strong political will, - Finances. • Extensions beyond original FCC boundary - – 19 districts created from Municipal Area Council • Adding 405.6sq km to the City, - 8 districts created from Bwaria Area Council • Adding 145.7sq km to the City, 01/06/2015 IUJ PLANNING & LAND ADMINISTRATION CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING NEW CITIES: THE ABUJA EXPERIENCE IN NIGERIA 10 01-06-2015 5#6FIG Challenges.... FIG Working Week CHAMBER OF GRADUATED SURVEYORS 17-21 May, Bulgaria From the wisdom of the ages to the challenges of modern world FIG SOFIA 2015 пов NYANYA Residential Sector Commercial Center Federal Governmen Sub-Canter Zuma Hills International Airport Transverse Aerial Central Parkway Industrial- Estates National Institutions Seat of Federal Government and Ministries Expresy Central Busines Commercial Are Typical Residential Sector Central Park Rapid Transit Seine AGA ASORORO E17 KUGBO GUZAPR Ero KARU E15 KURUDUMA LONG-RANGE DEVELOPMENT Population 3,000,000 Original shape of the city.... H 01/06/2015 Series of Extensions to the east of the city... IUJ PLANNING & LAND ADMINISTRATION CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING NEW CITIES: THE ABUJA EXPERIENCE IN NIGERIA E1G tunanu 20 JUKOYI 11 FIG Tou International Airport Residential Sector Commercial Center Tranvere Arterials Central Parkway Industrial- Extate FIG Working Week CHAMBER OF GRADUATED SURVEYORS 17-21 May, Bulgaria From the wisdom of the ages to the challenges of modern world FIG SOFIA 2015 Federal Government Sub-Center National Institutions Peripheral Expressway Seat of Federal Government and Central Busines Commercial Area Typical Residential Sector 200,000-200,000 Series of Extensions to the North of the city... BAKWA NACTOR CLÁTEK – Central Park Rapid Transit Seine • Increased size of the FCC -250 • sq. km. to 1,123 sq. km. Implications more traffic, more population and overstretching of the existing infrastructure. Original shape of the city.... LONG-RANGE DEVELOPMENT Population 3,000,000 01/06/2015 FIG Working Week 2015 IUJ PLANNING & LAND ADMINISTRATION CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING NEW CITIES: THE ABUJA EXPERIENCE IN NIGERIA 12 01-06-2015 6#7FIGU FIG Working Week CHAMBER OF GRADUATED SURVEYORS 17-21 May, Bulgaria From the wisdom of the ages to the challenges of modern world Challenges... FIG SOFIA 2015 It is clear that the population of the FCC has already gone beyond the projected 3 million and the relocation to other satellite towns is not going according to plan. • Very little emphasis is placed on these satellite towns even though there is an Agency (FCT, Satellite Towns Development Agency) set up to address this issue. • So far Phase I remains the most developed part of the city, No rail line yet... construction of both the National rail into the city & the Abuja light rail going at slow phase, • Traffic logjam is a common phenomenon despite the good roads Housing needs is another area of concern. FIG Working Week 2015 01/06/2015 IUJ PLANNING & LAND ADMINISTRATION CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING NEW CITIES: THE ABUJA EXPERIENCE IN NIGERIA FIG Working Week 13 01/06/2015 CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING NEW CITIES: 14 THE ABUJA EXPERIENCE IN NIGERIA 01-06-2015 7#8FIGU FIG Working Week CHAMBER OF GRADUATED SURVEYORS 17-21 May, Bulgaria From the wisdom of the ages to the challenges of modern world FIG SOFIA 2015 Extensions on Greens... sm 01/06/2015 IUJ PLANNING & LAND ADMINISTRATION CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING NEW CITIES: THE ABUJA EXPERIENCE IN NIGERIA FIG 01/06/2015 FIG Working Week 2015 15 FIG Working Week CHAMBER OF GRADUATED SURVEYORS 17-21 May, Bulgaria From the wisdom of the ages to the challenges of modern world FIG SOFIA 2015 Extensions on Greens... Во Со Prime Be IUJ PLANNING & LAND ADMINISTRATION CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING NEW CITIES: THE ABUJA EXPERIENCE IN NIGERIA Pre A 16 01-06-2015 8#9FIGU FIG Working Week CHAMBER OF GRADUATED SURVEYORS 17-21 May, Bulgaria From the wisdom of the ages to the challenges of modern world FIG SOFIA 2015 Extensions on Greens... 01/06/2015 IUJ PLANNING & LAND ADMINISTRATION CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING NEW CITIES: THE ABUJA EXPERIENCE IN NIGERIA 17 FIG FIG Working Week CHAMBER OF GRADUATED SURVEYORS 17-21 May, Bulgaria From the wisdom of the ages to the challenges of modern world Encroachments on Road Corridor... FIG SOFIA 2015 344 315 33 161 Paler TEA 2364 EEB 12 1/3 174 Tx 194 173 BD TO 150m 01/06/2015 FIG Working Week 2015 39 HOTEL 30 361 233 2022 3B 233 IUJ PLANNING & LAND ADMINISTRATION CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING NEW CITIES: THE ABUJA EXPERIENCE IN NIGERIA 639 106 518 01-06-2015 6D 691 879 62 6x0 ECR 603 D4 605 CL5 6lb 807 603 618 18 6#10FIGU FIG Working Week CHAMBER OF GRADUATED SURVEYORS 17-21 May, Bulgaria From the wisdom of the ages to the challenges of modern world FIG SOFIA 2015 Conclusion • 35 years of development has been quite eventful & remarkable, • Much has been done & much more needs to be done, • Resettlement issues needs to be addressed holistically, • Professional bodies in Nigeria need to show more concern, much more involvement in shaping & driving positive policies in the development of Abuja, • Further studies are needed for the FCC ( particularly in areas of Housing, Transportation, etc. 01/06/2015 FIG FIG Working Week 2015 01/06/2015 IUJ PLANNING & LAND ADMINISTRATION CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING NEW CITIES: THE ABUJA EXPERIENCE IN NIGERIA FIG Working Week CHAMBER OF GRADUATED SURVEYORS 17-21 May, Bulgaria From the wisdom of the ages to the challenges of modern world FIG 19 SOFIA 2015 Thank you for Your Attention! 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