Readings in UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Lagos Region
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2020
Authors
Saibu, Olufemi
Quadri, Maryam
Adeoye, Babatunde
Akinbode, Gabriel
Ibraheem, Ismail
Elias, Peter
Adisa, Waziri
Ayobade, Adebowale
Asekun, Ajibola
Aroyewun, Afolabi
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Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lagos
Abstract
The book has six (6) sections and forty (40) chapters in all. The sections are crafted out in such a way that they reflect the theme of the book. Each section comprises chapters that fall within the ambit of the sub-themes.
The first section of the book is about Transportation and Mobility, and it comprises three (3) papers. Chapter 1 in this section examines the impact of urban mobility on regional development from 1995 to 2016 using the Error Correction Model (ECM). It found that rural-urban mobility has a significant negative effect on regional development. Chapter 2 assesses the logistics challenges in search and rescue operations by emergency management agencies in Lagos State while the third paper (Chapter 3) provides transit professionals with information and analysis relevant to adapting transportation assets and services to climate change impacts.
The second section of the book focuses on Economy and Livelihood and is comprised of nine (9) papers because poverty and macroeconomic instability are very salient issues in Africa. Therefore, the first chapter (Chapter 4) in this section dissects trade openness, economic growth, and poverty nexus in West Africa. The second paper (Chapter 5) established entrepreneurship as the pathway to economic progress for individuals with disability within the Lagos environs. Chapter 6 emphasised that demographic dynamics (fertility changes, population growth rate, morbidity, and mortality rate) are stirring more rapidly in Lagos compared to other cities in sub-Saharan Africa; and as such drive negative consequences which could undermine sustainable regional development efforts. Chapter 7 provides a robust discussion on poverty and income distribution of the informal sector in Agege and Alimosho Local Government Areas; while Chapter 8 ascertains the mechanisms through which public spending and human capital, influence sustainable economic growth in Nigeria. Chapter 7 is on attempts to utilise legal service pro bono as a trajectory for access to justice in Nigeria, and Chapter 10 provides a robust academic discourse on economic growth impacts of life expectancy and poverty incidence in Nigeria. Chapter 11 which emphasises the determinants of small enterprise’s survival rate, and the use of SMEs as a tool for urban development in Lagos State concluded that SMEs survival rate is an average of 42.2%. The informal sector as a means of employment creation in Lagos State is discussed in Chapter 12.
More so, the third section comprises seven (7) chapters that focus on the Social Well-Being and Healthiness of Lagosians. The first chapter in this section (Chapter 13) discusses income inequality and health outcomes in relation to the health of residents in Ifako Ijaiye Local Government Area and it suggests that inequality exerts negative effects on health status. In Chapter 14, the extent to which Community Development Officers (CDOs) ensures the sustainability of social services in Lagos is discussed; while Chapter 15 discusses how Child Rights Law and Custodial Institutions provide support for juveniles in Lagos State using the triangular approach. The next chapter (Chapter 16) reveals the existence of high incidence and intensity of health poverty among 346 respondents from ten (10) Local Government Areas (LGAs). Fertility, female education, and female labour participation in relationships in Nigeria are discussed in Chapter 17; while Chapter 18 covers issues around scepticism of health workers in the use of social media in the prescription of drugs beyond antibiotics, anti-malarial and analgesics. Chapter 19 explains the effects of marital and sexual satisfaction on psychological distress, and its effects on family and national economy using survey data from 250 married couples.
The fourth section comprises seven (7) chapters that discuss issues of Governance and Public Administration. Here, the first chapter, which is Chapter 20 focuses on achieving sustainable climate change governance as a strategy towards managing uncertainty in policymaking as well as resolving the politics-administration dichotomy in Lagos State. Chapter 21 analyses how neighborhoods houses influence community service and sustainable development in Makoko, Lagos State, while issues surrounding affordable and equitable city as an essential tool for sustainable Lagos region is discussed in Chapter 22. The next chapter (Chapter 23) dwells on the implications of civic activism and political party affiliation on sustainable governance in Nigeria. The paper conscientious electorates on the corrupt practices that marred the various democratic dispensations in Nigeria. Chapter 24 dissects the assessment of the National Assembly legislative framework for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Nigeria and Chapter 25 analyses police brutality and police legitimacy in Nigeria, and the reasons why the #EndSARS protest metamorphosed to violence in Lagos. The setbacks towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) because of institutional fragility in Lagos State were discussed in Chapter 26. The study concludes that the issue of strengthening the fragile political institutional structures for the success of sustainable development in the Lagos region must be a concern to all stakeholders, including parastatals (public and private) and individuals.
Furthermore, the fifth section, which is made up of six (6) chapters, focuses on the Environment. This section begins with a critical analysis of disaster and risk management in Lagos State as discussed in Chapter 27; while Chapter 28 explains the effects of energy consumption on environmental degradation in Nigeria drawing its theoretical underpinnings from the Kuznets Hypothesis. Although the study discovered negative significant effects of energy consumption and urbanization on environmental degradation, it does not validate the Kuznets Hypothesis. The next chapter: Chapter 29 covers the incorporation of urban agriculture into emerging megacities as a trajectory towards building sustainable cities in Lagos State; while Chapter 30 created awareness on the effect of marine debris on coastal communities with a special focus on Ibeju-Lekki environs of Lagos State. Subsequently, Chapter 31 and 32 pitched their searchlights on political institutions and sustainable governance in Nigeria and the need for Lagos to imitate Shanghai in her attempt to become a megacity in Africa, respectively.
Interestingly, the Sixth section comprises eight (8) chapters that focus on Education, Media and Communication. The first paper in this section, that is, Chapter 33 ascertains the use of effective education as an effective tool towards accelerating the attainment of sustainable development in Nigeria. Chapter 34 provides the background which discusses the level of knowledge and perception among Makoko residents on the issue of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); while Chapter 35 provides detailed discussions on the relation between inclusive, equitable and quality education. The final chapters in this section – primarily, Chapter 36, dissects counselling as an ameliorative tool in reversing habit and effects of gambling among undergraduate students in the University of Lagos; and the author concluded that study habits and attitudes of students need to be emphasised especially among male students who are the major actors. Chapter 37 focuses on globalization and financial integration in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) using pooled mean group regression technique. Chapter 38 dwells on evaluating locations of intercity passenger bus terminals in metropolitan Lagos. Chapter 39 investigates the socioeconomic factors and income level by conducting a survey of poverty issues in Makoko and Yaba Extensions in Lagos State. The study recommends the need for government to create opportunities in other States, to ease the tension of migration to Lagos. Lastly, Chapter 40 examines strategies on enhancing prosperity through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Nigeria
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Keywords
Sustainable development goals , Urban governance , Education and media , Lagos State , Mobility , Research Subject Categories::PHARMACY::Pharmaceutical chemistry
Citation
Saibu O.M, Quadri,M.O, Adeoye B.W, Ayobade A, Adisa B.W, Asekun W.A, Elias P.O, Akinbode G.A, Aroyewun B.A and Ibraheem I (2020) Readings in UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Lagos Region, Published by Faculty of Social Science University of Lagos Akoka, Lagos Nigeria ISBN -978-978-989-022-4