Urban paradox and the rise of the neoliberal city: Case study of Lagos, Nigeria

Urban Studies ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 004209802110144
Author(s):  
Oluwafemi Olajide ◽  
Taibat Lawanson
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Development Plan ◽  
State Development ◽  
Lagos State ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
Social Logic ◽  
Spatial Displacements ◽  
The City

In a bid to actualise the vision of transforming Lagos into Africa’s model megacity and global economic and financial hub, the state government has embarked on and/or supported various urban development projects. Drawing on the theoretical underpinnings of neoliberalism, we argue that governance practices in Lagos are transforming the city in a manner that is paradoxical to the intents of the city’s development plan. This paper, therefore, explores how government practices have shaped the city, and the socio-spatial consequences of the recent Lagos state government-supported developments. Of interest are projects from the Lagos State Development plan (2012–2025) which have resulted in significant spatial displacements – hence the selected case studies of Lekki Free Trade Zone and Badia-East Housing Estate. The study reveals that the Lagos state development policy results in creative destruction largely due to the uncritical embrace of market logic over social logic, thereby entrenching urban discontent and socio-spatial fragmentation across the city.

Towards ICT-enabled Land Administration System in India: A Case Study of Haryana

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-173
Author(s):  
Navreet ◽  
Ravneet Kaur ◽  
Anshul Bhatia
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
The State ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Automation System ◽  
Land Registration ◽  
Land Administration ◽  
Services Delivery ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
Land Records

Agriculture constitutes as the largest livelihood provider in India. Land governance is thus very important. Strategically, interventions by the state through policies and programmes at all levels of government are required for improved land governance. In order to address the complexity of land-related problems, government has introduced e-governance practices in land administration. Government of India has introduced National Land Records Modernisation Programme in order to computerise land records and registration. The State Government in Haryana has implemented the Haryana Land Registration Information System. It is complete integrated workflow automation system of land record. The services to citizens are provided through public services delivery centres ‘e-Disha’. An attempt has been made in this article to assess the implementation of governance reforms through information and communications technology in land sector in the state of Haryana.

Evaluation, repair & rehabilitation of 2 flyovers using advance assessment methods – a case study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alok Bhowmick ◽  
R. K. Jaigopal
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Structural Condition ◽  
Condition Assessment ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Expert Committee ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Assessment Techniques ◽  
Critical Location ◽  
The City

<p>After the collapse of Majherhat Bridge on September 4, 2018 at Kolkata (India), an expert committee was appointed by the state government to ‘examine’ all the old flyovers in the city. A large number of such flyovers identified by this committee, which needed urgent repairs. Two of these flyovers were investigated by the authors as a part of consultancy services provided to the owner client. Both these grade separators were in distress and needed urgent attention. But carrying out condition assessment on these bridges and carrying out any repair posed a big challenge to the Consultants and Clients due to number of factors, including lack of records of the bridges, volume of traffic and critical location of these infrastructures. This paper highlights the broad details of advance assessment techniques adopted for structural condition of these flyovers. The details of proposed repair and rehabilitation techniques adopted are also discussed.</p>

scholarly journals Legal Protection for Disability Workers in Semarang: Case Study at PT. Samwon Busana Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Retno Indarti ◽  
Novita Dewi Masyithoh ◽  
Tri Nurhayati
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Central Java ◽  
The Right ◽  
The City

<p>The purpose of this study is to measure legal protection and employment opportunities for persons with disabilities who work in various companies in the city of Semarang, Central Java. As is known, the right to work for citizens is regulated in Article 27 Paragraph 2 of the 1945 Constitution, which mandates the right of citizens to get a decent job and life. Every citizen has the same rights and the state (government) has regulated these rights in terms of obtaining employment without exception, including persons with disabilities. This study uses a juridical-empirical (non-doctrinal) approach, which examines how employment opportunities and legal protection of persons with disabilities in the city of Semarang, especially in PT. Samwon Clothing Indonesia. Primary data sources were obtained from PT. Samwon Busana Indonesia through interviews, secondary data in the form of legal material. Data Collection Method with Interview and Documentation methods, Data Analysis is done by a descriptive method. The results showed that employment opportunities for workers with disabilities in the city of Semarang, especially in PT Samwon Busana Indonesia had fulfilled one percent of the total employees. The total disability workers at the company are 14 out of a total of 1317 employees. In terms of legal protection, all employees both with disabilities and do not get the same rights and opportunities to be treated fairly. In addition, fulfillment of the rights of workers with disabilities is also fulfilled without discrimination.</p>

scholarly journals Reflexões acerca dos programas de inclusão digital a partir da análise do Acessa São Paulo em assentamentos rurais │ Reflections on digital inclusion programs based on a case-study of Access São Paulo in rural settlements

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cátia Regina Muniz
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Rural Settlements ◽  
Digital Inclusion ◽  
Postdoctoral Research ◽  
Ethnographic Methodology ◽  
The City

Resumo A proposta deste artigo é destacar algumas reflexões realizadas sobre o programa de inclusão digital denominado Acessa SP, do governo do Estado de São Paulo, tendo por base os dados coletados em pesquisa de pós-doutorado, em dois assentamentos rurais: Haroldina, no município de Mirante do Paranapanema, e Gleba XV de Novembro, no município de Rosana. A pesquisa de campo se fundamentou na metodologia etnográfica. O resultado da pesquisa mostrou que há muitos desafios a serem enfrentados para que se atinjam as metas do programa, ou seja, promover melhoria nas condições de vida dos usuários, por meio das tecnologias.Palavras-chave inclusão digital, assentamentos rurais, Acessa SP, tecnologias, desafios.Abstract The purpose of this article is to highlight some reflections made on the digital inclusion program called Access SP, by the state government of São Paulo, based on data collected in postdoctoral research in two rural settlements: Haroldina, in the municipality of Mirante do Paranapanema, and Gleba XV Novembro, in the city of Rosana. The field research was based on ethnographic methodology. The results showed that there are many challenges to be faced for the achievement of program goals, i.e. to promote improvement in the living conditions of users through technologies.Keywords digital inclusion, rural settlements, Acessa SP, technologies, challenges.

scholarly journals DYNAMICS OF URBAN REGIMES IN CITY SPATIAL (CASE STUDY OF RECLAMATION IN JAKARTA)

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-69
Author(s):  
Zainul Abidin ◽  
Chusnul Mar'iyah
Keyword(s):  
Development Policy ◽  
Urban Politics ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
The Political ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Urban Regime ◽  
Urban Regimes ◽  
Reclamation Area ◽  
The City

Background of the study: Urban politics in city spatial tends to be related to uniting the capacity of power between actors. Jakarta's pantura reclamation policy is an important part of Jakarta's city spatial. The city regime is responsible for carrying out the reclamation. In the development of its dynamics, the DKI Jakarta urban regime has a different political decision, that is, some reject or terminate and also support or continue the reclamation. However, in this study, non-governmental actors namely reclamation developers dominate the actions of the urban regime's power in reclamation development. The political and economic dominance of developers is likely to determine the policies and regulations for reclamation development. Methodology: This article uses a qualitative research approach by analyzing problems holistically. Because this article examines one case, the writer has used a single instrumental. This article focuses on just one issue, namely the problem of the dynamics of the urban regime in urban spatial planning on the development policy of the Jakarta pantura reclamation area. Therefore, this article outlines the patterns, context, and settings of the political dynamics of the urban regime. Main Findings: The conclusion is that the dominance of developers tends not to make the reclamation policy effective. In this study improve the theory of the urban regime of Clarence Stone. That after the unification of power capacities between actors, urban regimes tend to face the dynamics of new regimes, namely the dominance of political and economic capacity by one of the actors in the actions of the urban regime's power. Novelty/Originality of this study: This article explains the dynamics of the urban regime in urban spatial planning in the Jakarta pantura reclamation area development policy. The focus of his writings is on the urban regime. Therefore, in this article, we dig deep information from the dynamics of the urban regime on the Jakarta pantura reclamation policy.

scholarly journals MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN AFRICAN CITIES: A CASE STUDY OF LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ogbonna Alban Chidiebere ◽  
Mikailu Abubakar ◽  
Jiya Gideon Shabako
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
State Government ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Lagos State ◽  
Solid Waste Generation

Lagos State is one of the densely populated and highly industrialised States of Nigeria.Recognizing that the continued pollution of our environment will, if uncontrolled be difficult torectify in the future, the subject of municipal solid waste management is both timely andimportant. This research evaluated the solid waste management strategies in Lagos State,Nigeria. The activities involved with the management of solid wastes from the point of wastegeneration to waste disposal were evaluated. Structured questionnaire and interview wereemployed to collect data within the thirteen Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Lagos State,Nigeria. The results showed that the rate of municipal solid waste generation out weight thepresent management strategies and the number of recycling firms in Lagos State. The studytherefore recommends the need for Lagos State Government to review the municipal solid wastemanagement strategies for sustainable development and job creation.

Study of Interior Materials as Passive Fire Protection in Karaoke Building (Case Study: Masterpiece Signature Family KTV Medan)

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-43
Author(s):  
Saras Ayu Faradita ◽  
Vinky Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Fire Protection ◽  
Analytical Hierarchy Process ◽  
Passive Protection ◽  
Fire Incident ◽  
Fire Disaster ◽  
Passive Fire Protection ◽  
Protection Systems ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
The City

The fire incident in karaoke buildings in Indonesia which claimed many lives has occurred several times. According to the National Academy of Science US, the smoke toxins that come out of the fire disaster cause 50-80% of deaths. Refers to the data, it is necessary to check further about the building material response to fire during a fire incident. Masterpiece Signature Karaoke is a karaoke building that classified as large and magnificent in the city of Medan which has various material so that it is necessary to study the interior material as passive fire protection. The purpose is to find out how to assess the reliability of fire passive protection regard to the interior materials and recommendations or descriptions of right interior material planning using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). This method is efficacious to solve the problem of reliability in using interior materials as passive fire protection in Masterpiece Signature Family KTV Medan building with the results of an Adequate Level of reliability. Then, design recommendations were given for the use of interior materials in karaoke building to improve the reliability results to be better.The results are useful as information for other researchers and karaoke buildings regarding passive fire protection systems at the Masterpiece Signature Family KTV Medan.

Emplacing Berlin: Digital Itineraries and Short-term Study Abroad in the City

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard B. Apgar
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Study Abroad Programs ◽  
Term Study ◽  
Digital Maps ◽  
Short Term Study ◽  
The City

As destination of choice for many short-term study abroad programs, Berlin offers students of German language, culture and history a number of sites richly layered with significance. The complexities of these sites and the competing narratives that surround them are difficult for students to grasp in a condensed period of time. Using approaches from the spatial humanities, this article offers a case study for enhancing student learning through the creation of digital maps and itineraries in a campus-based course for subsequent use during a three-week program in Berlin. In particular, the concept of deep mapping is discussed as a means of augmenting understanding of the city and its history from a narrative across time to a narrative across the physical space of the city. As itineraries, these course-based projects were replicated on site. In moving from the digital environment to the urban landscape, this article concludes by noting meanings uncovered and narratives formed as we moved through the physical space of the city.

Varied Responses to Human-Induced Seismicity in the City of Azle, Texas

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Sarmistha R. Majumdar
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Induced Seismicity ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
Prior History ◽  
Small Community ◽  
Regulatory Policies ◽  
The Status

Fracking has helped to usher in an era of energy abundance in the United States. This advanced drilling procedure has helped the nation to attain the status of the largest producer of crude oil and natural gas in the world, but some of its negative externalities, such as human-induced seismicity, can no longer be ignored. The occurrence of earthquakes in communities located at proximity to disposal wells with no prior history of seismicity has shocked residents and have caused damages to properties. It has evoked individuals’ resentment against the practice of injection of fracking’s wastewater under pressure into underground disposal wells. Though the oil and gas companies have denied the existence of a link between such a practice and earthquakes and the local and state governments have delayed their responses to the unforeseen seismic events, the issue has gained in prominence among researchers, affected community residents, and the media. This case study has offered a glimpse into the varied responses of stakeholders to human-induced seismicity in a small city in the state of Texas. It is evident from this case study that although individuals’ complaints and protests from a small community may not be successful in bringing about statewide changes in regulatory policies on disposal of fracking’s wastewater, they can add to the public pressure on the state government to do something to address the problem in a state that supports fracking.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document