Urban Land Economics

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. make predictions and assessments of impacts of land development projects on the environment media; 2. understand the purpose of Environmental Impact Assessment; 3. become versed in environmental management and control; and 4. understand the measurement and control of pollution, erosion and other natural disasters and its relationship with property value.

Urban economics as a field of study. The nature of urban areas. Problem of urban economy. Urban land use and transportation; congestion, traffic and parking. Technology and city spatial structure and growth. Urban economic base. Pollution and environmental quality in Nigeria. Overview of environmental-oriented policy measures in Nigeria. Urban policy: need for policy, arguments for and against urban policy formulation, antecedent and contemporary urban policy measures in Nigeria. New town development; public and private development. Planning and compensation. Betterment problem