Microsoft Word - THE FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC.docx THE FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, ADO- ‐EKITI SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT The Department of Urban and Regional Planning was established in September 2005 along with other two departments, Estate Management and Architectural Technology, w. [...] The summary of the academic staff position is as follows: Chief lecturer nil Principal lecturer 1 Senior lecturer 3 Lecturer I 1 Lecturer II 5 Lecturer III nil Technologist I 2 PROSPECTS OF THE DEPARTMENT The Nigerian cities are growing rapidly and faced with problems associated with unplanned and haphazard grow. [...] The dwindling capital votes for the running of Higher Institutions of Learning in Nigeria has called for various initiatives from stakeholders in order to revamp the economy of the various Institutions and to look both inward and outwards to generate revenue. [...] LANDSCAPE PLANNING Planning of trees and beautification of the environment is one of the major works of a planner. [...] DEVELOPMENT PLANS Urban renewal (rehabilitation, infrastructural development), layout development (residential commercial and industrial) The rapid rate of uncontrolled and unplanned urbanization in Nigeria has brought with it complex urban problems in form of competition for land, poor transportation facilities acute housing shortage, rapid .
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