Nature, Tourism And Landscape Assessment Of The Lagos Lagoon Waterfront

Nature, landscape and architecture often find a meeting point in tourism. Globally, tourism has been found to be lucrative and to impact positively on the lives of residents, users and potential users of tourism destinations. Natural water bodies usually attract a lot of visitors as a result of man&...

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Published in:WIT Transactions on the Built Environment 2015-01, Vol.148, p.149
Main Authors: Uduma-Olugu, N, Adebamowo, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Architecture
Construction
Cultural factors
Deterrents
Grasslands
Lagoons
Land use
Landscape architecture
Landscapes
Pictures
Tourism
Tourism development
Urban areas
Urban environments
Water bodies
Water quality
Waterfronts
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Summary:Nature, landscape and architecture often find a meeting point in tourism. Globally, tourism has been found to be lucrative and to impact positively on the lives of residents, users and potential users of tourism destinations. Natural water bodies usually attract a lot of visitors as a result of man's affinity to water. This paper therefore explores its tourism development potentials with respect to its landscape characteristics within the context of its built environment and natural assets. A photo questionnaire which comprises 20 pictures were shown to 422 respondents at six water tourism destinations within the Lagos Lagoon and along the Lagos coast in order to ascertain their preference for the natural aspects versus the built urban context. The results obtained indicates that most pictures selected by the respondents were those of the most developed areas of the lagoon, grassland, and the water body itself.
ISSN:1746-4498
1743-3509
DOI:10.2495/CC150131