Sustainable development in Lagos state: the role of adult education in ensuring sustainable management of the environment
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2018-06
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Bakare, T.V.
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Journal of the Faculty of Education, University of Calabar
Abstract
Rapid urbanization in a bid to develop has led to many unfavourable conditions in Nigeria, like the development of slums, overcrowding and sub-standard living conditions, as well as poverty. This is a vicious cycle of cause and effect, with all indicators leading back to the root cause of poverty. Humans as the cause of environmental degradation must be more conscious of the implication of the repercussions of development. The urgent need to pay more attention has become more pressing in the face of climate change, diseases and endemic poverty. This paper focuses on the environmental issues in Lagos with a view to influencing government policy and implementation strategies with rigorous adult education. Lagos is the largest urban city in the country and faces different challenges in engendering environmental sustainability. The government’s efforts at sustaining the environment seem like a losing battle in the face of the overwhelming and often peculiar circumstances surrounding the urban poor. The paper examines the various factors and challenges that contribute to environmental degradation, government’s efforts to combat them, and concludes by suggesting a model of operation for the government and other stakeholders, along with commensurate adult education programs. The paper contributes to the discourse on the role of adult education in managing the environment sustainably in the midst of development efforts.
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Adult education , Sustainable development , Lagos State , Environment , Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Education
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Bakare, T.V. (2018). Sustainable development in Lagos state: the role of adult education in ensuring sustainable management of the environment. Journal of the Faculty of Education, University of Calabar, Vol.14(2), 142-158pp.