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Public Land Acquisition and Land Use Change Problems in Ogun State

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  • Bello Ismail K

    (Department of Estate management and Valuation, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta)

  • Sodiya Abiodun K

    (Department of Estate management, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta)

  • Solanke Peter A

    (Department of Architecture, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta)

Abstract

Human use of land has altered the structure and functioning of ecosystem. The most spatially and economically important human uses of land globally include cultivation in various forms; livestock grazing, settlement and construction, reserves and protected lands and timber extraction. The patterns of land use give us insight into the factors that have caused the land cover to change. A better understanding of the determining factors of land use changes is of crucial importance to the study of global environmental change. This paper theoretically strive to evaluate the contributions of government policies and programmes in transforming the various land uses in the urban centers of Ogun state with a view to provide better understanding among the stakeholders in real estate investment. The paper recommended that although landuse changes is an inevitable consequences in the developing nations, there is the need to consider the positive and negative aspect of the policies in order not to jeopardize the available environmental resources for sustainable development. The paper concluded by emphasized the need for government to carry the citizen along in the various policies and programs for even development.

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  • Bello Ismail K & Sodiya Abiodun K & Solanke Peter A, 2016. "Public Land Acquisition and Land Use Change Problems in Ogun State," International Journal of Management Science and Business Administration, Inovatus Services Ltd., vol. 2(8), pages 34-41, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:mgs:ijmsba:v:2:y:2016:i:8:p:34-41
    DOI: 10.18775/ijmsba.1849-5664-5419.2014.28.1004
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    1. Tunde Agbola, 1994. "The Prospect For Private Sector Involvement In Urban Management Functions In Nigeria," Review of Urban & Regional Development Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 6(2), pages 135-149, July.
    2. Bello Ismail K & Sodiya Abiodun K & Solanke Peter A, 2016. "Public Land Acquisition and Land Use Change Problems in Ogun State," International Journal of Innovation and Economic Development, Inovatus Services Ltd., vol. 2(8), pages 34-41, July.
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