ABSTRACT

The paper is a discussion of the urban renewal strategy of the colonial government of Lagos between 1917 and 1952, against the backdrop of 'slum dwelling', 'overcrowding', and 'insanitary conditions' on the Lagos Island and the plan to develop Yaba Estate for the housing of those displaced on the Island. The paper argues that even though from the colonial government's perception, it was 'very urgent' to embark on serious urban renewal policy to ameliorate the 'terrible condition' on the Lagos Island, the method employed by the colonial government for the re-housing of people at Yaba failed initially because of colonial government's policy of leasehold. This made it impossible for the displaced people to take up residence at Yaba with serious spatial implications for the urban development of Lagos. As they looked elsewhere for abode, they replicated the same problems that the colonial government was trying to abate on the Lagos Island.

摘要

本文讨论了拉各斯殖民政府在 1917 年至 1952 年间在拉各斯岛上“贫民窟居住”、“人满为患”和“不卫生条件”的背景下的城市更新战略以及开发亚巴庄园的计划。为岛上流离失所者提供住房。该论文认为，尽管从殖民政府的角度来看，采取严肃的城市更新政策来改善拉各斯岛的“糟糕状况”是“非常紧迫的”，这是殖民政府为重新安置拉各斯岛所采用的方法。由于殖民政府的租赁政策，Yaba 的人们最初失败了。这使得流离失所者无法在亚巴定居，这对拉各斯的城市发展产生了严重的空间影响。