The Problems of Rapid Urbanisation in Port Harcourt

Abstract

This work examines the problems of Rapid Urbanisation in Port Harcourt as a cosmopolitan city which has attracted migrants from all parts of the world and these problems have attracted the attention of both the State and Federal Governments because of the realization that if the present pace of urbanization is not checked the benefits of urbanization will be counterproductive Therefore this study looked at the extent to which the housing stock is replenished the pace of urbanization and how it matches the rate of employment generation how well was the provision of infrastructures such as roads social services etc