Planning Law and Administration

At the end of the course. students are expected to: 1. equipped with skills in the laws and procedures guiding the practice of physical planning activities in the country; 2. describe the administrative functions of Planning law and administrative office; 3. give an illustrative account of the origin of Town and Country Planning Law in Nigeria; 4. establish the relationship between Town and Country Planning Law in Nigeria and other countries; 5. identify steps involve in the execution of planning schemes, acquisition of land for development and compensation; and 6. describe the organizational procedure and practice in urban and regional planning office.

Purpose and legal basis of planning legislation in Nigeria; General introduction to the legal process of legislation, contract, adjudication and the concept of justice; A review of the evolution of law relating to land and urban and regional planning in Nigeria; A critical review of some urban and regional planning laws an acts, Urban Renewal Act, Anti-Pollution Act; Recent trends in planning legislation; Land tenure and land policy; A review of the misuse of fundamental rights under the Nigeria constitution relating to land, land development. The Land Use Act, its provisions, limitations and implications for planning, building by-laws and their applications to regulate urban growth and direct development; Legal aspect of review and approval process of land use plans. Planning laws as a mechanism for solving urban problems of health, congestion and pollution. Introduction to the elements and principles of administration, political structure and bureaucracy. The structure of federal, State and Local Governments; Their planning scope and functions; Functions, power structures and resources of Administration of inter-regional and intra-regional planning. Management and decision making at various levels and within parastatals and line ministries; the administration of implementation of Urban Development plans; the legal provisions, the administrative structure and financing.