Author(s)

Princewill Ode Odum¹, Nathaniel Olugbade Adeoye², Eleojo Oluwaseun Abubakar³, Marcus Aja Idoko¹

¹Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.
²Department of Geography, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
³Department of Geography and Planning, Kogi State University, Ayangba, Nigeria.

Sustainable development can only be achieved by conscious planning and implementation of action plans. Decision making requires a careful selection of the right conceptual framework and models for planning and implementation processes. Planning process models dictate in very clear terms what must be done and how it is done to achieve a successful completion of a process of activity [1]. Since about 80% of data used to support decisions are geographically related [3], it is necessary to put Geographic Information Systems (GIS) at the core of the planning and implementation model. There exists a great disparity in a heterogeneous world. The locational disparity in achieving sustainable development, therefore, necessitates a planning model that is “location specific” i.e. identifies areas (locations) requiring intervention and areas (locations) requiring continuous improvement strategies. This was achieved in this study by reviewing Bell’s Information System Strategic Planning Model and Kaufman’s Strategic Planning Model, and the designing of new model to overcome the limitation of existing models. Practical application of the new model was carried out in education planning and administration in order to achieve the global goals for sustainable development 4 (quality education). Finding shows that the Comparative Geospatial Planning Model for “Location Specific” Intervention and Continuous Improvement Strategy is useful to support the achievement of sustainable development goals in multidisciplinary, multi-sector applicable instances.

Planning, Model, Location, Intervention, Improvement Sustainable Development Goals

Odum, P. , Adeoye, N. , Abubakar, E. and Idoko, M. (2016) Comparative Geospatial Planning Model for “Location Specific” Intervention and Continuous Improvement Strategy. Journal of Geographic Information System, 8, 329-337. doi: 10.4236/jgis.2016.83028.