URBANIZATION AND TOURISM - PATH TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Nigeria abundant tourism components that could make her the leading tourism provider in Africa. There are attractions of natural beauty. The coastal environment of Nigeria has rich ecosystem with natural resources, vegetation, and large human agglomerations. In this paper, the research on the socio-economic impact of tourism development along the coast line of Lagos was thoroughly conducted and assessed to level of acceptability. Based on the increase in tourism awareness all over the world, it has been a general notice that social and economic tourism play a vital role in the sustainability of the global tourism The objectives of this research work are to promote tourism development along the coastal line of Lagos, to carve-out economic roles for tourism provides settlement, to assess the socio-economic contribution of tourism development on the host community and to recommend a way forward towards the enhancement of coastal tourism in Nigeria. The empirical part involved the use of research method which includes interviews and observations. Findings revealed that the coastal line of Lagos as tourist attraction has positive socio-economic impact on the people of the area. Recommendations are put forward to give likely solutions which are: Provision of infrastructural facilities to enhance development in the area, government-private partnership, community involvement to encourage grassroots participation, expansion of the coast line to decongest the already existing ones, promotion, coastal zone management, political will on the side of the government. If these recommendations follow, the coastal line of Lagos will be attractive tourist destination in coming years.

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Table of contents                                            
Abstract                 

CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Statement of the Problems
1.2 Aim of the thesis
1.3 Objectives
1.4 Limitation to study

CHAPTER TWO
THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM
2.1 The process and ideology of tourism development
2.1.1 Tourism development as a process
2.1.2 The idea of tourism development
2.2 Tourism Planning
2.3 Tourism Marketing
2.4 Social tourism
2.5 Economic tourism

CHAPTER THREE
NIGERIA'S TOURISM POTENTIALS
3.1 Tourist attractions in Nigeria
3.1.1 Ikogosi warm and cold spring resort, Ekiti state
3.1.2 Calabar, a tourists' delight
3.1.3 Argungu fishing festival, Kebbi state
3.2 The importance of tourism in Nigeria
3.3 Coastal tourism in Nigeria
3.3.1 Nigerian coastal region
3.3.2 Problems of Nigerian coastal Zones
Reliability and Validity

CHAPTER FOUR
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN LAGOS STATE
Tourism development along the coastal line of Lagos state
Socio-economic impact of the coastline of Lagos state
The coastal region of Lagos state
Socio-economic value of Lagos coastline
Problems of the coastline of Lagos
Method of Research
Qualitative research method
Analysis
Analysis of the expert's interview
Observations
Findings

CHAPTER FIVE
Recommendations
Conclusion
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