Research Paper
Year: 2020 | Month: September | Volume: 7 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 75-81
Causes of Non-Compliance with Road Setbacks in Awka Capital Territory
Okafor B.N
Department of Estate Management, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
E-mail: bnj.okafor@unizik.edu.ng
ABSTRACT
Due to the issue of non-compliance with road setbacks in Awka capital territory, (ACT) resulting to different kinds and magnitudes of environmental problems like road accident, human congestion, traffic congestion and flooding. This study assessed the Causes of Non-Compliance with Road Setbacks and their associated environmental implications in ACT, with a view to providing a workable template and modified framework for solving the problems of non-compliance with road setbacks. To achieve the stated aim, the study identified the causes of non-compliance with road setbacks in ACT. The causes of non-compliance with road setbacks in ACT were corruption among planning authorities, failure of law enforcement agents to enforce regulations; improper city planning; population growth; among others. The study made the following recommendation: the urgent need for government to develop and introduce stronger Commission/Board/Authorities that will checkmate the other existing planning agencies.
Keywords: Non-compliance, Road, Setbacks, and strategic advantage.
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