Public Participation in Rural Infrastructural Development and Management in Nigeria

OYESILE, S.O. and OJO, O.O. (2013) Public Participation in Rural Infrastructural Development and Management in Nigeria. Journal of Engineering and Environmental Studies, 4 (2). pp. 63-69. ISSN 2276-7010

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Abstract

Infrastructure is a basic physical and organization structures needed for the operation of a society. The service and facilities are necessary for the functionality of settlements in order to have an acceptable standard of living and this achievable in both provision and management of infrastructures through public participation. The aim of this paper is to critically examine the role of the public in rural infrastructural provision and management in Nigeria. Hence, issues considered within this context are nature of infrastructural provision and management in Nigeria, the concept public participation on infrastructure provision, the role of public in infrastructure provision, the effects on the inhabitants and the scope of Vision 20-20 which effectively harnesses the ideals and efforts of the people and responsibly exploits its natural endowments to guarantee a high standard of living and quality of life in rural areas. It is on the above premise that various recommendation is made towards the involvement of public in infrastructural provision and management.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Civil Engineering and the Environment
Depositing User: Mr Daniel Kumoye
Date Deposited: 28 Jun 2020 20:20
Last Modified: 28 Jun 2020 20:20
URI: http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/791

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