Land governance and megacity projects in Lagos, Nigeria: the case of Lekki Free Trade Zone, Area Development and Policy

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dc.contributor.authorLawanson, Taibat
dc.contributor.authorAgunbiade, Muyiwa
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-12T10:41:12Z
dc.date.available2022-01-12T10:41:12Z
dc.date.issued2017-11-27
dc.description.abstractThis paper considers the land-governance (acquisition, compensation and resettlement) and physical planning (planning permits, development-control mechanism and environmental-impact assessment) processes surrounding Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ) in Lagos, Nigeria, and the effects of the LFTZ on the lives and livelihoods of the inhabitants of indigenous communities affected by the project. The study revealed significant gaps in the payment of compensation and resettlement arrangements, leaving many residents economically vulnerable, and significant gaps in the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) Act, which emphasizes economic development in free-trade zones, without consideration of the social and environmental consequences. A more balanced approach to the megacity’s development is proposed, incorporating social and environmental considerations alongside economic objectives.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipHeinrich Boell Stiftung Nigeria [Research Support] and Lincoln Institute for Land Policy [Conference Grant for Research Dissemination]en_US
dc.identifier.citationLawanson. T & Agunbiade. M (2018) Land governance and megacity projects in Lagos, Nigeria: the case of Lekki Free Trade Zone, Area Development and Policy, 3:1, 114-131. (published by Taylor and Francis)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/10162
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor and Francisen_US
dc.subjectland governance,en_US
dc.subjectland acquisitionen_US
dc.subjectcompensationen_US
dc.subjectLekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ)en_US
dc.subjectLagosen_US
dc.titleLand governance and megacity projects in Lagos, Nigeria: the case of Lekki Free Trade Zone, Area Development and Policyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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