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PROPOSED TAKUM CITY

PARKTAKUM, TARABA STATETOWARDS PROMOTING TOURISM PLANNING AND

DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

A TERM PAPER FOR ARC 615

(TOURISM PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT)

DESIGNED AND COMPILED BY

DOKURU CHRISTOPHER AMASORM.TECH/SET/2006/1570

600 LEVELDEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE

FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OFTECHNOLOGY MINNA, NIGER

STATE.


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MAY 2008

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

1.1INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................2

1.2 TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA..........2

1.3INSTITUTIONS FOR TOURISM DEVELOPMENT......... .........2

1.4 BENEFITS OF TOURISM........................................................................................4

CHAPTER TWO2.0 DESIGN AREA: TARABA STATE...............................................................................5

2.1 TOURISM IN TARABA STATE..........5

2.2 TOURIST SITES.........7

2.2 TAKUM TOWN...........7

CHAPTER THREE3.0 DESIGN

3.1 PLANNING PROCESS...........9

3.2 STANDARDS IN RECREATIONAL AREAS..........10

3.1 SITE LOCATION..........................11

3.2 RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.......................13

3.1 SITE PLANNING LAYOUT......14

3.2 3D VIEWS OF PROPOSAL.........................18

CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................19

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CHAPTER ONE1.1 INTRODUCTION

The responsibility for providing recreation facilities rests mainly

with municipal recreation authorities. To effectively meet this

responsibility, public officials and park designers must be

constantly aware of shifting recreation interests, social changes

within communities, new methods for coping with change and the

increasing knowledge that has been generated through research,

special studies and reports. This proposal has been prepared with

these concerns in mind.

1.2 TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIAThe Federal Government of Nigeria in its determined efforts to

develop and promote tourism into an economically viable

industry had in 1991 evolved a tourism policy. The main thrust of

the policy is to make Nigeria a prominent tourism destination in

Africa, generate foreign exchange, encourage even development,

promote tourism-based rural enterprises, generate employment,

accelerate rural-urban integration and foster socio-cultural unity

among the various regions of the country through the promotion

of domestic and international tourism. It also aims at encouraging

active private sector participation in tourism development.

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1.3 INSTITUTIONS FOR TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

The following Institutional framework has been put in place to

enhance effective execution of the tourism policy:

The Federal Ministry of Commerce and Tourism assumes full

responsibility for policy initiation and monitoring;

maintaining link with the state governments on funding and

monitoring of nation-wide tourism infrastructure; and

relating with international tourism agencies.

State ministries of Commerce and Tourism implement

policies and directives from the Federal Ministry ofCommerce and Tourism and initiate projects for tourism

development on the states.

National Council on Commerce and Tourism, chaired by the

Federal Minister of Commerce and Tourism, insures the co-

ordination of national planning and development of tourism

in the federation. It is an annual forum for discussing and

perfecting modalities for tourism management.

The Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) is

the apex tourism body responsible for promoting, marketing

and disseminating information on the industry locally and

internationally, through publication of hand books,

brochures and general guidelines for the operation of the

industry. It collaborates with the private sector as well as

other tiers of government in implementing policy directives

and executing tourism projects. It co-ordinates the activities

of organized private sector tourism associations and

practitioners.

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State tourism boards are to identify, preserve, protect and

develop tourism assets and resources within the states.

Local government tourism committees locate and identify

potential tourist attractions in their areas, serve asinformation centres and provide tour guides, preserve and

maintain monuments and museums in their areas of

jurisdiction.

FIG 1.1 MAP OF NIGERIA SHOWING ALL THE 36 STATES AND THE F.C.T.

1.4 BENEFITS OF TOURISM

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Tourism has several benefits to the people and also to the

economy; some of these benefits are;

(a)It helps to boost tourism.

(b)It helps in safe guarding the environment.(c)It prevents flood damages.

(d)It helps to preserve and protect lands, farmlands and

ranches.

(e) It attracts investments.

CHAPTER TWO

2.0 DESIGN AREA: TARABA STATE

Taraba is a state of Nigeria, named after the Taraba River which

traverses the southern part of the state. Taraba's capital is

Jalingo. The state was created out of the former Gongola State on

27th August 1991, by the Military Government of General Ibrahim

Babangida. Taraba state was bounded in the West by Plateau

State and Benue states and on the eastern border by theRepublic of Cameroon.

GEOGRAPHY

Taraba State is bounded in the west by Plateau and Benue States

and on the east by the Cameroon. Taraba has sixteen Local

Government Areas, which are governed by elected chairmen.

They are as follows: Ardo Kola, Bali, Donga, Gashaka, Gassol, Ibi,

Jalingo, Karin Lamido, Kurmi, Lau, Sardauna, Takum, Ussa,

Wukari,Yoro, and Zing.

Taraba State lies largely within the middle of Nigeria and consists

of undulating landscape dotted with a few mountainous features.

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These include the scenic and prominent Mambilla Plateau. The

state lies largely within the tropical zone and has a vegetation of

low forest in the southern part and grassland in the northern part.

The Mambilla Plateau with an altitude of 1,800 meters (6000 ft)above sea level has a temperate climate all year round.

2.1 TOURISM IN TARABA STATE

The government has made concerted efforts to improve areas of

tourist attractions like Mambilla Tourist Center, Gumpti Park and

game reserve in Gashaka; and the Nwunyu Fishing festival in Ibi,

which is usually held in April of each year where activities such ascanoe racing, swimming competition and cultural dances are

held. Other festivals are Purma of the Chamba in Donga, Takum

and Bali, the Puje of Jukuns, Kuchecheb of Kutebs in Takum and

Ussa, Kati of the Mambilla and host of others. Taraba is called

"Nature's gift to the nation" as the state is rich and have many

ethnic groups, including Chamba, Mumuyes, Mambila, Wurkums,

Fulanis,Jukun,Jenjo,Kuteb, Ichen,Tiv and Ndoro.

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FIG 2.1 LOCATIONAL MAP OF TARABA STATE SHOWING MAJOR TOWNS.

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FIG 2.2 MAP OF TARABA STATE SHOWING ALL THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

2.2 TOURIST SITES

Taraba State is blessed with several tourist sites. The areas of

tourist attractions include the following:

The Mambilla Tourist Centre, which comprises mountain chains of

Adamawa, Obudu; Shebshi and Alantika.

Gashaka Games Reserve, The mysterious rock formations at Kpambo and Marmara pond, Wukari.

2.3 TAKUM TOWN

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Takum town is situated in Taraba State, Nigeria; its geographical

coordinates are 7 16' 0" North, 9 59' 0" East. Takum is one of

the major towns in Taraba State. The major tribes include; Jukun,

Kuteb, Mumuye, Tiv,etc. Takum has a population of about 24 822people (According to the 2006 population census).

FIG 2.3 SATELITE IMAGERY SHOWING TAKUM WITH OTHER SURROUNDING

TOWNS.

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CHAPTER THREE

3.1 THE PLANNING PROCESS

Each municipality, large or small, needs a recreation plan. It is

often a part of the Official Plan for the municipality. When it is, the

citizens have not only the acceptance by council for the policies

stated but the protection of The Planning Act that no public action

will be taken contrary to that policy. In addition, the statement

may be used so that residential development or redevelopment

will provide parkland, open space or cash-in-lieu of this land.

The incentive of additional land resources should not be the onlymotivation for planning because it facilitates:

decisions about future financial requirements, staffadditions and land acquisitions

coordination of all recreation programs and services, i.e.public, private and commercial

communication with citizens to determine theirexpectations, and to encourage their involvement andparticipation

recognition of the recreation potential within thecommunity, thus providing a wider range of opportunities

cooperation among recreation authorities, local developers,institutions, private agencies and community organizations

improvement of recreation experiences facilities used to their full capacity.

Planning for recreation facilities involves much more than

applying recommended standards. It requires, in fact, the

development of a set of standards that are sensitive to therequirements of each specific community. No one approach is

effective for every community. The approach will depend on the

size and stage of development of the community, available

resources (financial, personnel and time), the philosophy and

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sophistication of the authority doing the planning and the political

climate of the community.

There are five approaches that may be used:

planning buildings or structures, such as pools, arenas ortennis courts, on a short-term basis

planning parks and open space based on current need a combination of these two -- short-term recreation facility

planning comprehensive planning for recreation facilities, which

includes capital budget, scheduling, staff requirements,operational costs -- all staged over five, ten or 20 years

integrated or systems planning -- a multiple approach

requiring the integration of the services provided by all citydepartments, i.e. public works, housing, education, planningand recreation

The first four of these approaches to planning are usually carried

out directly by a recreation authority or department. Of this

group, comprehensive planning is best because it takes all facets

of the operation into consideration and automatically establishes

realistic priorities.

Systems planning, a complex and difficult procedure, requires the

involvement and cooperation of all municipal departments. Each

department must consider the function of all other departments

and how they inter-relate.

For the purpose of this proposal I propose the use of the

comprehensive planning scheme.

3.2 TYPES OF OPEN SPACE IN A RECREATION SYSTEM

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The various types of open spaces in a recreation system is been

shown in the table below.

Table 1: Types of Open Space in a Recreation System

Orientation Function Space, Design & Service Area Example

Home oriented

space

Should met aesthetic qualities and

accommodate informal activities of an

active and passive nature, i.e. sitting,reading, gardening, sunning, childrens

play and family activity

Varies according to housing type;

immediately adjacent or within 500 feet

of each dwelling unit

Front and back yards, driveways,

sidewalk, porch, balconies, workshops,

play rooms, recreation rooms

Home cluster orsub-

neighbourhood

common space

Especially important in high densityareas, providing visual relief and

aesthetic qualities for similar activities to

those mentioned above, as well as

meeting areas for small informal groups,

walking, jogging and dog walking

Must be visually accessible; varies from500 square feet to 2 acres; designed to be

as flexible as possible; will serve and

area of 100 yards to mile radius

Vacant lots, cul-de-sacs, boulevards, greenbelts, walkways, trails, play lots, rest

areas, vest-pocket parks, parkettes

Neighbourhood

space

Should accommodate neighbourhood

interest preferences; may include sports

areas for minor leagues, outdoor skatingrinks, water play as well as special

events and informal passive activities

Space should be associated with an

elementary school; varies from 4 to 20

acres; will serve 5,000 people within anarea of to mile radius

Neighbourhood parks or park-school

combinations play fields for baseball,

soccer and football; adventureplaygrounds, wading pools,

neighbourhood centres

Community

space

Should accommodate social, cultural,

educational and physical activities of

particular interest to the community;

multi-purpose, year round, day/night

activities; low level competitive sportswith limited spectator space

Space should be associated with a

secondary school; varies from 15 to 20

acres; will serve several neighbourhoods

or 15,000 to 25,000 people within a

radius to to 1 mils; accessible bywalking, cycling and public transit

Community park or park-school

combinations; facilities for playgrounds,

recreation centre, meeting rooms and

library; track and field areas, sports fields

arena and swimming pool

City-wide or

urban space

Should provide specialized facilities for

the sue of wide segment of populations;

will accommodate the preservation ofunique historical, cultural or natural

areas

Parks can be 25 to 200 acres; accessible

to all residents by private and public

transportation; should not exceed hourdriving time; should be linked to other

open space

Major city parks and areas left in their

natural state; beaches, trails, and picnic

areas; fair grounds, civic centres andmajor sports facilities

Regional space Specialized areas for conservation and

preservation of naturalized resources;

usually involves more time-consuming

activities, i.e. day-long picnics and

family camping

Up to 500 acres or more, serving two or

more municipalities; if possible

accessible by pubic transportation; within

20 miles or 1 hour driving of high

density areas

Conservation areas, botanical gardens,

regional and provincial parks; wild life

sanctuaries and naturalized reserves;

scenic drives and waterway systems; air

fields, ski areas, zoos and museums

Source: Guidelines for Developing Public Recreation Facility Standards (2000)3.3 RECREATIONAL FACILITIES

In the proposed park, several facilities would be provided for use

by the visitors, these include;

(a) Security Posts.

(b) Administrative Offices.

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(c) Snack Shops.

(d) Swimming Pool.

(e) Pool House.

(f) Parking Lots.(g) Picnic Areas.

(h) Fountain.

(i) Football Pitch.

(j) Basket-ball Court.

(k) Lawn Tennis Courts.

(l) Green Areas.

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SCALE 1:125.SCALE 1:200

SCALE 1:200

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SCALE 1:

175.

3.4 SITE PLANNING LAYOUT

The site layout of the proposed Takum City Park is such that there

exist two main entrances and exit.

SITE LAYOUT KEYA - WATER FOUNTAINB - SWIMMING POOLC - FOOTBALLD - BASKET BALLE - GARDEN/ PICNIC AREAF LAWN TENNISG POOL HOUSEH RESTAURANT/ MULTI-PURPOSE HALL/ ADMIN.I PARKING AREA 1

J PARKING AREA 2K SNACK POINTSL GATE HOUSE

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SCALE

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1:1400

FIG 3.1 BLOW-UP A OF SITE LAYOUT FOR TAKUM CITY PARK. SCALE

1:950

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FIG 3.2 BLOW-UP B OF SITE LAYOUT FOR TAKUM CITY PARK. SCALE

1:950

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3.5 3D VIEWS OF PROPOSAL

FIG 3.3 REAR 3 D VIEW OF THE PROPOSED TAKUM CITY PARK.

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FIG 3.4 BIRDS-EYES VIEW OF THE PROPOSED TAKUM CITY PARK.

3.6 SUMMARY

Tourism has become a sustainable revenue earner competing

favourably with other sectors such as the oil sector and the

manufacturing sector, especially in the developed countries.

However, in spite of the enormous tourism potentials in Nigeria,

the investigation shows that tourism's contribution to economic

development in Nigeria leaves much to be desired. For tourism

industry to contribute significantly to economic development in

Nigeria; just as it does in other economies, the proposal suggests

some promotional remedies for the industry by the government.

These remedies among others include: the playing of an active

role in tourist destination development by the government,

government involvement in the planning and execution of

marketing of tourism potentials, the invitation of travel agents to

visit Nigeria by government agency (NTDC), from time to time

with the aim of stimulating such travel agents' interest in

marketing Nigeria; and the compilation of statistics on

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international arrivals tourism expenditure with a view to

measuring travel, recreational and tourist development.

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