Actor Network, Conflict and the Commodification of Planning: Role of Traditional Food Markets in Shaping the Built Environment of Akure Metropolis, Nigeria

dc.contributor.authorOdeyale, T. O.
dc.contributor.authorFagbemi, K.
dc.contributor.authorOlalekan, K.
dc.contributor.authorAdetunji, O.
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-12T13:54:24Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThis article examines the processes of transformation of the architecture and spatial character of a Nigerian city, in the planning and delivery of a sustainable built environment. It examines the inter-dependency or relationship between the traditional market space and the city which is constantly being challenged, adapted and simultaneously undermined by the city’s rapid growth and modernisation. The process of change towards modernisation led to the demolition of existing traditional market structures.to give way to ‘modern’ ones without any reference to the ritualistic or cultural significance of these markets or the interests of market users. Using methodological tools provided by combination of Actor Network theory (ANT) and interpretive anthropology in gaining insight into how various actants in the built marketplace, live and interact together to shape the city. This article traces historical changes in the surrounding urbanscape of the market, in particular the location of developments, many originating from the colonial period, of adjacent or nearby civic/commercial buildings and educational institutions and their impact on the life of the city and market over time. Findings suggest that the meanings attached to the market and its built environment has not only changed on several levels from the symbolic, sacred, religious use to commercial and mundane one, but also has taken on new sp'atial forms due to the activities of the various actors which is predicated on their worldview.
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-578-14918-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/10313
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectAnthropology
dc.subjectActor network theory
dc.subjectBuilt environment
dc.subjectModernity
dc.subjectTradition
dc.subjectUrban space
dc.subjectTraditional foodmarket
dc.titleActor Network, Conflict and the Commodification of Planning: Role of Traditional Food Markets in Shaping the Built Environment of Akure Metropolis, Nigeria
dc.typePresentation

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