The professionals, who express the views during a webinar hosted by the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners , Lagos Chapter, said the COVID-19 crisis has exposed the structural weaknesses of Nigeria and reinforced the need to embark on more slum regeneration and urban renewal initiatives.
“Urban planning shouldn’t be something that we just put on paper; it has to play a new role at the executive council, planning level, local government council. Despite the challenges, COVID-19 presents a new way to rethink how the cities are planned, built and managed. He further stressed that cities need to adapt to the way humans is moving forward, in terms of limiting the volume of humans travels and moderating emission in cities.
“If you look at Lagos Island, it’s very compact because it is limited by the Lagoons and the oceans. Highly dense but when you have a situation of pandemic, how do you ensure social distancing when you are living in house with so many other people. The Climate Change Energy and Resilience officer, Local Governments for Sustainability , Nelson De Lamare said local governance is critical to addressing climate crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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