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Developing countries are faced with a myriad of environmental problems; one of such is the
proliferation of temporary and illegal structures in many towns and cities of developing
countries. In some of these countries, it has been increasing difficult to deal with this
situation. Planning authorities on the other hand have been handicapped in tackling the
problems associated with temporary structures due to inadequate funding and staffing of
qualified personnel. The paper identified and examined the number of temporary structures
(containers) in Uyo Urban, Akwa Ibom State. Field survey was undertaken in the study area
in order to gather data for the study. Uyo urban which has 8 sectors and these sectors were
being handled differently. The major roads and minor roads in the sectors were used to
ascertain the number of temporary structures. Based on the findings from the study, it was
recommended that routine monitoring should be embarked on by the Planning Authority in
order to curb the rate at which these temporary structures are developed.
KEYWORDS: Temporary Structure/Container, cities, planning and development.