International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) |Volume IX, Issue XI, November 2022|ISSN 2321-2705
Physical Development and Challenges of Spontaneous Waterfronts in Port Harcourt Metropolis Nigeria
Amakiri-whyte Belema Henry1*, Chikagbum Wocha2, and Neebee Bonny3
1Department of Architecture Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic Bori Nigeria
2&3Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic Bori Nigeria
*Corresponding authors
Abstract: The development of spontaneous waterfronts has profound and positive effect on its local destination and neighbouring communities, as it brings physical, social and economic advancement. This research evaluates developmental sustainability and encounters of spontaneous waterfronts in Port Harcourt metropolis Nigeria. The objectives of this study are to determine the challenges of spontaneous waterfront communities, analyse and justify developmental stride for spontaneous waterfronts and assess how development of unplanned waterfront improve existing land uses and declines penury. The research method or approach adopted includes in-depth field work, environmental observation, questionnaire administration, interviews, collection and processing of the field data. Descriptive statistics was used to analyse all the data obtained for the study and the findings revealed that government, total clearance approach, loss of social justice, land ownership, heritage, /culture, poor environmental and social justice are the development challenges of spontaneous waterfront. The community members observed that 51% and 97% expected physical development of spontaneous waterfront through physical planning approaches as in contradiction to 5% experimented populace who pointed observations and expectant to that influence. Though, the considered implication value of 126. 45 revealed an advanced scientific value greater than the desk value of 3.84. The recommendation moored that government and built environment stakeholders must provide enabling environment to enhance development and sustainability of spontaneous waterfronts.
Keywords: Physical, development, challenges, spontaneous, Amorphous and waterfronts
I. INTRODUCTION
Globally, the development of spontaneous waterfronts retains one of the prominent and physical development strategies required to transform the socio-economic ailment of vulnerable regions. The physical development of such environmental category may serves as a serious and scientific planning of various land uses and other facilities growing outside the direction of physical planning. However, the poor appearance and nature of spontaneous waterfronts in developing regions of the world remains a setback to the government interns of size and number of spatial arranged settlement, individual employment opportunities and entrepreneurship from agricultural, industrial, commercial, transportation and recreational economy (Researchers Survey 2022).