The environmental planning and management approach towards the development and management of the Osun natural spring project,Ibadan, Nigeria |
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| Authors: | S O Asamu |
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| Institution: | (1) Chief Urban Planner, Sustainable Ibadan Project, Ibadan, Nigeria ( |
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| Abstract: | There is a general shortage of potable water in Nigeria, partly through the lack of natural provision and partly because of
rapid urban growth that has largely been unplanned. The paper describes the recent redevelopment of a public water facility
in a run-down area of Ibadan which is part of the Sustainable Ibadan Project. Despite funding from national and international
bodies, the development is strongly based at community level. The local inhabitants feel they have control over their own
water supply through their representatives on the various planning and managing committees. This aims to reduce vandalism
and to increase pride and involvement in the community.
The project is a pilot for other projects around Ibadan, some of which have begun and others are being planned. This paper
describes the administrative structures and management principles that have been employed. It forcefully advocates community-based
planning and management which respects both the environment and the water-users, and involves a major “bottom-up” element.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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| Keywords: | community-based water resource management environmental planning and management Nigeria |
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