Achieving Sustainable Cities: The Role of Government in Providing Green Public Spaces in Nigeria

Nebo, Ogochukwu and Ndukwe, O. (2023) Achieving Sustainable Cities: The Role of Government in Providing Green Public Spaces in Nigeria. International Academy Journal of Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurial Studies, 10 (1). pp. 128-140. ISSN 2382-7446

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: This paper is titled achieving sustainable cities: the role of government in providing green public spaces in Nigeria. The aim is to ascertain Nigeria’s efforts toward adapting to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 7. The specific objectives are to; determine what makes a city sustainable and to examine the policies of Nigeria Government directed to achieving sustainable cities in Nigeria. The paper is anchored on Sustainable Regeneration approach. It is a qualitative research which relies mainly on content analysis of secondary data. Findings from the study reveal that going green can help make Nigerian cities become places where people want to live and work, and where the environment is respected. It is therefore concluded that a city that fails to meet the core expectations of governance by maintaining order, making and carrying out collective decisions, and providing basic services will not be able to sustain the ecological, social, and economic aspects of the concept of sustainability. The paper recommends among others that there is need for government to make policies that help to make it easy to get around without a car by creating paths, bike bridges and sidewalks, and encouraging citizens to walk, ride, or commute via metro trains or buses so as to;decrease congestion, reduce harmful emissions, enhance air quality,and improved health and wellness. Also there is need to improve water conservation and waste management through sustainable urban planning. Government can also adopt programs to minimize waste by recycling and composting. Similarly, it is high time government began to implement green architecture as an innovative ways to reduce resource use and lower greenhouse gas emissions.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
Depositing User: Cynthia Ugwuoti
Date Deposited: 22 May 2025 14:06
Last Modified: 22 May 2025 14:06
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/4630

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