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Sustainable Intervention Plans for Igbo Cultural Region of Nigeria



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Bartho Ekweruo1 and Nnezi Uduma-Olugu2

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DOI:10.17265/1934-7359/2014.02.012

1. Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo 464119, Nigeria
2. Department of Architecture, University of Lagos, Lagos 100001, Nigeria

The Igbos are one of the major tribes of Nigeria. Over the years, their distinct way of living have further accentuated their culture. The paper discusses the Igbo cultural landscape region which comprises of rural autonomous communities made up of clusters of kindred and villages. In spite of the existence of the townships serving as trade, political and administrative centers for more than one century, the rate of urbanization has been very slow thereby affecting the development of the communities physically, economically and socially at astonishing rates consuming farmlands and traditional community boundaries. This paper is aimed at creating awareness on the unique regional growth pattern in Igbo land heavily dependent on cultural and natural heritages for purpose of determining adaptable regional planning strategies for such vibrant cultural region. It has examined the key issues and suggested a way forward to a more sustainable development of the region.

Igbo cultural landscape, sustainable interventions, erosion, ecological consequences, urban growth patterns, Nigeria.