CHILDREN RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES PROVISION IN NEIGHBOURHOOD LANDUSE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION: INGREDIENT FOR SUSTAINABLE DWELLING
Journal Title: International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences (IJPSS) - Year 2012, Vol 2, Issue 6
Abstract
Land use planning according to Bruton,(1980) as quoted in Agboola,T (2008), is a generic term for the “art and science of ordering the use of land and sitting of buildings and communication routes so as to secure the maximum practicable degree of economy, convenience and beauty” has been in use for centuries. However, land use planning has attained a wider scope, particularly with better appreciation of the linkage between urban areas and their rural interlands. Thus there is the need for the ordering of land beyond the urban area, particularly to ensure that “people lived a healthy and productive life in harmony with nature” (Rio Declaration, 1992). The need for an integrated approach to planning the use and management of land resources makes the involvement of all stakeholders in the process of decision making on the future of the land, and the identification and evaluation of all biophysical and socio-economic attributes of land imperative today. Recreation on the other hand can be viewed as a pastime exercise affording enjoyment, amusement, pleasure and intellectual stimulation. This is basically channeled towards the expansion of the mind and body in a positive, healthy way. Recreation can also be viewed as anything that an individual finds stimulating and rejuvenating outside his regular work routine. This paper therefore critically examines the relationships between and interdependence of land use planning and sustainable development particularly in striking a delicate balance between human developmental needs and the need to minimize the negative externalities usually associated with such developments. The main focus of the paper is to establish the relationship between children recreational activities, the design and implementation of Neighborhood dwelling unit and sustainable development as conceptualized by Brutland commission in relation to land use planning in achieving the goals of sustainable development. The paper starts with introduction. It also independently looked at the concepts of land use planning, children recreation and sustainable developments as well as the implication of the provision of recreational activities in neighborhood design and implementation in its other sections . Section four focused on the examination of possible link between land use planning, sustainable development and global environmental changes. Section five is an examination of a nexus, a possibility of positive result from a synergy between land use planning and sustainable development, particularly in view of recent thinking in the area of land use planning as a tool for land resources management. Section six is the conclusion, where the emerging developments which emphasized the use of land use planning as a land resources management tool is gradually producing a merger between the land use planning objectives and the goals of sustainable development.
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AKINDE J. O, OGUNDELE, F. O, AYO OMOTAYO
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