Occupy Development: Towards a Caring Environment in Nigerian Urban Cities

ccupy Development (OD) stems from the yearning to explore transition of social and human development as well as transformation strategies at both conceptual and practical levels in a democratic, inclusive and sustainable manner. Its main goal is to advance sustainable developmental paradigm entrenched by encouraging cautious utilization of human environment and its resources in the context of meeting people‟s imageries and visions of a better life. Unfortunately, previous research showed that the altitude for a caring environment in Nigeria is abysmally low particularly in urban areas and the repercussion is becoming evident in the harsh socio-economic challenges that the people now face. Based on this reality, this paper advocates for occupy development towards a caring environment in Nigerian urban cities. Pollution Control Model (PCM) was adopted as theoretical guide. Methodology employed includes explanatory survey design. Extensive desk work was conducted on secondary data retrieved from current and relevant academic publications, official bulletins and reports. Findings from the paper provided detailed knowledge on how to promote a free and just environment in Nigerian urban centres. Keywords: Occupy Development, Environment, Attitude, Pollution, Urban