This document outlines the goals and benefits of regional planning in addressing spatial inequality and disparities in development. It aims to optimize the location of economic activities, rehabilitate infrastructure, promote place-based development using local resources, reduce rural-urban migration, and modernize the agricultural sector. The benefits mentioned are that it takes a spatial and economic approach, emphasizes self-reliance and public participation, guides political decisions, minimizes rural-urban migration, and establishes institutional frameworks. Potential issues that are noted are an imbalanced capital flow and shift in labor flows.

1. CHIBUEZE PAUL C
2009/164951

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3.  To solve the problem of spatial inequality and disparities in the
development of the region.
 To create overall development of its economic, political, physical,
social, human capacity building etc by optimizing the location of
economic activities within the region.
 To create opportunities for the rehabilitation of the existing
infrastructure and provide new ones where necessary in relation
to the needs of different sub-regions.
 To help bring about the advancement of place based development
using the endogenous assets (resources) of different areas.
 To engender a reduction in the existing back-wash/polarization
effects amongst the rural, sub-urban and urban areas.
 To help decision-makers provide relevant “control” agencies to
conserve and protect environmental resources through the
provision of planning data to raise platforms for the strengthening
of the existing conservation institution in the region.

4.  To optimally reduce rural-urban migration by
creating minimum comfort and employment in
the rural/sub-urban areas.
 To revolutionalize the agricultural sector
through mechanized farming, revitalization
of agric advisory agency, and the creation of
agro-research institute in the region.

10.  Lopsided capital flow might occur.

12.  The possible merits of this approach are the
following;
It is spatial and economic in nature.
 Self-reliance is emphasized.
 Public participation is emphasized.
 Political decisions are guided.
 Rural-urban drift is minimized.
 Institutional frameworks are established.
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13.  Sustainable capital flow is not emphasized.
 It might lead to shift in labour flow.

15.  It is spatial and economic in nature.
 Self-reliance is emphasized.
 Public participation is emphasized.
 Political decisions are guided.
 Rural-urban drift is minimized.
 Institutional frameworks are established.

16.  Sustainable capital flow is not emphasized.
 It might lead to shift in labour flow.

35.  FLOODING PRONE AREA
 UN TAPED AGRICULTURAL LAND
 BAD CONDITION OF INFRASTRUCTURE,
LOW SUPPLY OF AMENITIES AND
SERVICES.

37. SECTORACTIVITY
 Infrastructure,Amenity and facility
Rehabilitation of existing ones requiring it and the
provision of new ones
Agriculture
 Planting of cash crops/plantation agriculture,
Tourist site development, forestry and wildlife
developments , mechanized farming.