Planning and Pentecostalism in the spatial (re)configuration of Lagos, Nigeria
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2021
Authors
Lawanson, T
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Palgrave Macmillan
Abstract
Therefore, this chapter will examine the role of religious institutions in changing land-use patterns and urban planning in Lagos. It will ‘deep dive’ into case studies of top-down (enclave urbanism/prayer cities) and bottom-up (transient conversion of religious buildings) planning. The goal is to assess how Pentecostal congregations are shaping the urban
environment and under which urban-planning conditions. The chapter will begin with a literature review of the interface between religion and urban land-use planning; proceed to examine some of the religion–urbanization–planning linkages in Lagos; and then, through the case studies, highlight the various contexts of religious-inspired urban transformation
and the response of the relevant planning institutions. It will conclude with a discussion of the emerging thematic issues and provide some recommendations for conciliating across the gaps identified.
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planning , pentecostalism , urban development , Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES
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Lawanson . T (2021). Planning and Pentecostalism in the spatial (re)configuration of Lagos, Nigeria. Anjali M., Pellissery. S., and Aristazabal. J (Eds)" Theorising Urban Development From the Global South". London: Palgrave Macmillan