Most problem facing urban life today is the deterioration of urban facilities, urban sprawl and urban blight. Adankolo residential Layout is in the state of chaos as a result of physical deterioration and infrastructures decadence. The total population according to census 2006 is 10,370 due to the creation of the state in August 1992, the Layout has expense population explosive as a result of rural-urban migration which is exerting undue pressure on the available facilities in the urban centre; inadequate and insufficient housing to meet the demand and ineffective urban housekeeping. The primary objective of Redevelopment plan is the enhancement of the beautification of the built up environments. A simple questionnaire was adopted for the study. The study utilized both primary and secondary data. A structured questionnaire as well as interview was used to obtain the relevant data from a sample of thirty respondents. The discussion of Findings show that Adankolo Layout has a progressive drifted towards deterioration, blight development, overcrowding, misused of land, misused of facility, poor access, Lack of drainage, culvert, Low technology in the construction of building, Low quality material, poor housing standard and poor sanitary system. Conclusively, urban redevelopment in Nigeria require a lot of effective actions along a broad front, this is a task must be accomplished to bring Adankolo Layout and other area in Kogi State to the standard appropriate to this present generation
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To Cite this Article: Umar, T. I., & Ugwu, L. N. (2019). Re-Development Plan For a Residential Layout a Case Study of Adankolo Layout Lokoja, Kogi State. International Journal of Academic Research in Environment and Geography, 6(1), 49–60.
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