Government and Administration of Urban Systems: Pol. Sc. 312

UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION 2014/2015 ACADEMY SESSION

Pol. Sc. 312 – Government and Administration of Urban Systems

TIME ALLOWED: 3HRS

Instruction: Answer question number 1 and any other two questions of your choice

1.             Identify and discuss the important role of urban centres in Nigeria.

2.             (a) Explain the term: (a) Urban (b) Urbanization. (b) Discuss the main contending theoretical perspective to the study of urbanization

3.             Urbanization in developing countries, including Nigeria is associated with a number of problems. Discuss.

4.             a) What is good urban governance?

b) Describe the main tenets and norms of good urban governance.

5. What is Urban Planning? Discuss the main tasks of urban planning in Nigeria.

6. Account for the emergence and growth of urban centres in Nigeria

7. Outline and discuss the major management problems posed by urbanization in developing countries of your choice.