Urban & Regional Planning

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Urban & Regional Planning

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Author: search.filters.author.Haruna D. MusaStart date: 2020

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    Urban sustainability and gross national happiness: a review of community well-being domains and dimensions
    (Int. J. Innovation and Sustainable Development.inderscienceonline.com, 2021) Haruna D. Musa; Mohd R. Yacob; Ahmad M. Abdullah; Mohd Y Ishak
    The effort in measuring well-being and happiness by plethora of different indicators and frameworks are stepping up globally, despite critics for not being accepted as the national indicator to promote subjective well-being due to the methodological approach and choices of dimensions employed. This study, reviews current research on community well-being measurement to justify the inclusion of different sustainability metrics to optimise outcomes for national happiness and urban sustainability. Forty-four (44) scientific articles were identified, out of 300 research studies drawn from the electronic data search from the world of science focusing on key dimensions: economic, social, environment, governance, politics, culture, and health. Finding shows that social dimension and objective approach remains the most studied on community well-being with few studies on subjective domain. Finding suggests that a multidisciplinary conceptual framework towards a holistic view is desirable to allow for a more theory-based tool to evaluate multidimensional issues of community well-being at all levels.
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    Residents’ perception of neighbourhood characteristics and stress in Kubwa, Abuja.
    (AAUA Journal of Environmental Design and Management, 2022) Maryam E. Haruna; Haruna D. Musa; Benjamin N. Santali
    This study evaluates the relationship between neighbourhood characteristics and stress among residents in Kubwa, Abuja. A total of 300 households were randomly sampled using structured questionnaires in a six (6) selected neighbourhoods in Kubwa based on densities (Low, Medium, and High). The data obtained were analysed using descriptive (frequency, percentage, and mean) and inferential (Spearman rank correlation) statistics. The findings indicate a negative and significant correlation between neighbourhood perceived characteristics (r = -.172, p < .01) and physical characteristics (r = -.153, p < .05) and stress among Kubwa residents. Overall neighbourhood perceived characteristics (r = .251) and physical characteristics (r = .223) show positive and weak significant (p < .01) association with neighbourhood satisfaction. It is recommended that the urban authorities and communities should engage in the design and building of sustainable neighbourhood that provide green spaces, good drainage and sewage system, clean environment, aesthetic quality and reputation to improve the quality of life and enhance livability for all residents.
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    The Ember Months: A Dark Time for Road Safety in Nigeria?
    (Journal of Road Safety, 2024) Morenikeji Wole; Haruna D. Musa; Akande O. Shareefdeen; Owoeye Lanke; Balogun Sikiru
    Road Traffic Crashes (RTC) are known to exhibit various trends which are attributed to various factors such as the climatic seasonal changes and particular time periods, such as ember months (September, October, November, and December). This study explored the potential interaction between ember months and seasons concerning crash rates. Data on crash rates for 96 months (January 2014-December 2021) were extracted from the records at the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Headquarters Office, Abuja, and the dataset was organised based on the two independent variables: ember months and seasons (Wet/Dry). A two-way ANOVA was performed to analyse the main effects of both factors and examine whether there was an interaction effect between them. The results of the two-way ANOVA showed no significant interaction effect between ember months and seasons regarding traffic crash rates. However, significant main effects were observed for season (Wet/Dry) but with no significant main effect for specific months (Ember/non Ember). It was concluded that season has a statistically significant impact on crash rates, while ember months do not show a significant influence on crash rates. While the number of crashes does not appear to be significantly affected by the ember months, it is recommended that it is still important the Federal Road Safety Corps consistently enforce traffic laws and road safety measures all year long to maintain standards of safety.