Urban & Regional Planning

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    Effect of Demographic Features on Household Residential Mobility in Bida
    (School of Environmental Technology International Conference 2024 (SETIC 2024),School of Environmental Technology, Federal University of Technology Minna, Niger State Nigeria, 2024) Samuel j.; Kemiki O.A.; Ajayi M.T.A.; Musa H. D.; Olawale A.A.
    This study examined the impact of demographic characteristics on household residential mobility in Bida, Nigeria. Residential mobility, a critical aspect of urban dynamics, is influenced by various demographic factors including age, income, education level, household size, and employment status. Through a descriptive survey approach, the study administered questionnaires on 385 residents of selected neighbourhoods in the study area with 276 questionnaires, indicating 83.6, returned valid for analysis. The collected data were analysed descriptively with frequency tables, percentage distribution and mean values. Findings of the study indicated a steady pattern of residential mobility across the selected neighbourhoods with high income earners more susceptible to mobility than their low-income counterparts. It was further observed that highly educated and younger households exhibit greater mobility, often seeking improved housing conditions and employment opportunities. In contrast, lower-income households tend to have lower mobility rates, constrained by economic limitations and affordability issues. This implies that economic demographic feature (income, employment and home ownership status) is more effective than social features (age, marital status, religion, cultural and social ties) in determining residential mobility (weighted mean score of 3.55 for social features and 3.66 for economic features). The study highlights the importance of understanding demographic influences on residential mobility to inform urban planning and housing policies aimed at fostering equitable and sustainable urban development by concluding that demographic features indeed influence residential mobility pattern over time. The need for policy formulation, such as improvement of economic possibilities, encouragement of affordable house ownership, and the promotion of education and skill development, are recommended.
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    Air Quality Assessment of Solid Waste Dumps in Residential Neighbourhoods of Makurdi Town
    (Environmental Technology & Science Journal.Ajol.info, 2021) Musa H. D.; Onoja O. O; Santali B. N.
    The environs of urban centres in most developing countries are facing a serious depreciation in terms of quality of life caused by inadequate or poor solid waste management systems. Municipal solid waste management has been a challenging task for many cities. This study, therefore, assesses the effect of disposed neighbourhood solid waste on the air quality in Makurdi town. MSA Altair 5X Multi-gas Detector manufactured by Mine Safety Appliance Company USA was employed to measure the concentration of ambient air in the dumpsite’s environment in the neighbourhoods. The ambient air quality measured were compared with regulatory standards of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency for Environmental Pollution Control in Nigeria which stipulated emission limits of pollutants from stationary sources such as from a site, process, stack and vent. Findings reveal poor ambient air quality in waste dumps due to the presence of concentrations of potentially harmful pollutants around solid waste dumpsites in Wadata and North Bank areas among the five selected neighbourhoods. The result shows the mean concentration of carbon monoxide (CO) gas (16.0ppm), H2S (M =10.51ppm), and CH4 (M = 12.17ppm) recorded in Wadata, and North Bank: CO (M=12.16ppm), H2S (M = 4.17ppm), and CH4 (M = 4.16ppm) recorded were above the regulatory standards recommended.
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    Variation in Land Use Cover and Surface Temperature of Kubwa, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
    (Environmental Technology and Science Journal. Ajol. info, 2021) Abbas Y.A.; Morenikeji O.O.; Dalil M.; Ohadugha C.B.; Musa H.D.
    Increasing human activity within the urban area brings massive changes in Land/Land Cover patterns and has an obvious effect of changes to urban ecosystems that make urban areas fragile. These conversions result in the appearance of numerous micro and mesoscale climates, warmer than the original climate and that of surrounding areas. This paper analyzed urban surface temperature variation on vegetal cover loss in Kubwa, FCT, Abuja. The study employed the used Landsat imageries of (1990, 2000, 2010 and 2020) to analyse land cover changes and land surface temperature. The study revealed that built-up area increase from 1990-2000 with 166% and 80% in 2010 and the year 2020 recorded an average of 23%. Bare surface decreased by -25% between (1990 -2000); further decreased from 3028.5 to 1979.6 hectares and -14% between 2010-2020. The study established that the LST value in 1990 Kubwa was 15℃ and 32.4℃ with a mean value of 23.7℃. The minimum and maximum LST of Kubwa in 2000 was 25℃ and 35℃ with mean of 30℃. The trend further continues, in the year 2010, minimum and maximum LST of 25℃ and 35℃ with a mean of 30℃ and in 2020 with a minimum and maximum LST of 25℃ and 40℃ with mean of 32.5℃. The analysis revealed that temperature variation increases between 1990, 2000, and 2010 were 0.4°C. There was 2°C in LST between the 2010 and 2020 due to urban expansion, infrastructure development, population growth and anthropogenic activities. The study recommends improvements of urban green infrastructure; and the FCT administration should embark into afforestation in order to restore the depleted vegetal land cover of the study area.
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    Comparative Analysis of Satisfaction with Course of Study among Students of Environmental Faculty/School in Nigerian Universities
    (Environmental Technology and Science Journal.ajol.info, 2022) W Morenikeji; B Ohadugha; HD Musa; G Morenikeji
    This study assessed the variation in the level of course of study satisfaction among the undergraduate students of the Environmental Faculty/School in some selected Nigerian tertiary institutions. The study sourced and utilised data from online survey among the participating students from the various departments under the Faculty of Environmental Technology. Survey questionnaire was designed using the Survey Menu in DATAtab statistical software and shared to students in 25 Federal, State and Private institutions across Nigeria. Responses from 1471 respondents were analysed using frequency and cross tabulations accompanied with Chi-square tests. In performing the Chi-square tests, the contributions of each Department's response were obtained to know which Department contributed most to total Chi-Square value, hence identifying the largest contributor(s) to the differences in the data. More than 80% of the students in Architecture, Building, Estate Management and Quantity Surveying were satisfied with their course, compared to around 70% of students in Urban and Regional Planning as well as Surveying and Geoinformatics. A Chi2 test carried out showed a statistically significant difference in study satisfaction among the students in the six departments (χ² (10) = 47.54, p = 0.000). URP students were the most dissatisfied. Out of the 293 dissatisfied students, 41.3% felt that their course would not provide them with good employment opportunities, while about 29% rated their course inferior to other built environment courses. It is recommended that courses in Environmental Faculty/School should be made more multi-disciplinary and injected with many cross-cutting subjects. Students should be regularly updated about the latest technology in their courses and educated about other consultancy services they can render as graduates of Built Environment.
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    Assessment of the Contribution of Environmental Attributes to Residential Property Rental Value in Abuja
    (Environmental Technology and Science Journal,ajol.info, 2022) Ayeni O. F.,; Kemiki O. A.,; Popoola N.; Musa H. D.
    The contribution of environmental attributes in residential price determination is premised on the issue relating to inefficient attributes pricing. The study analysed three environmental attributes such as structural, neighbourhood and natural attributes of the environment with a view to determining its hedonic value upon which residential property price is derived. In order to achieve the aim of the study, a sample size of 2401 was drawn out of 104166 properties using estimation method; 50% estimation rate and precision range of ±4 were adopted in estimating the sample size. The study administered two set of structured questionnaires; one to Estate Surveyor and Valuer firms to collect data on rental values (2008-2019) and second questionnaires were administered on the respondents to collect information on condition of environmental attributes using the census and simple random sampling method technique. Hedonic regression was employed to analyse the data. Environmental attributes were scored based on current condition and ratio scale was used alongside the average property value. The result revealed that neighbourhood attributes contributed between 60.3% -71.6%, natural attributes contributed between 60.3%-71.7% while structural attributes contributed between 66.8%-75.1% in determining the property values across the selected areas. The result of mixed regression analyses further revealed that environmental attributes contributed about 70.1% in determining the value of property in the selected areas. Environmental attributes such as natural and man-made water supply, road, quality wall-structure and floor, landscape, bathroom and streetlight contributed significantly in the determination of property values across the study areas. The study therefore concludes that the value of environmental amenity should be captured in the price of residential properties close to it. It is recommended that every stakeholders in the built environmental advocate for quality and even distribution of common environmental facilities that are key to development of property market in Nigeria.
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    Perception of Housing Quality by Households in Peri-Urban Perception of Housing Quality by Households in Peri-Urban Neighbourhoods of Owerri Municipality
    (CSID Journal of Infrastructure Development CSID Journal of Infrastructure Development, 2022) Ikechukwu A. Diugwu; Michael N. Eneje; Haruna D. Musa; Saheed O. Yusuf; John D. Njoku
    that the residents in several urban housing estates in Nigeria are dissatisfied with their housing infrastructures and maintenance. Therefore, this study focuses on evaluating the relationship between the quality of housing infrastructure and the decision of occupants on where to live. This study involved the application of a quantitative approach with the aid of a structured questionnaire to collect data from residents. The survey was conducted in six selected neighbourhoods of Owerri Municipal area with the occupants as respondents (n=399). Moreover, the chi-square test of independence was applied to determine the relationship between the quality of housing infrastructure and the decision to live in either the urban areas or move to the peripheries. The result (χ2 (39) = 920.41, p < .001) showed a significant association and this implies potential occupants should be consulted more in the conceptualisation and execution of housing projects to ensure their expectations are met.
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    Relationship between Urban Growth and Temperature Rise in Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeria
    (African Scholar Journal of Built Env. & Geological Research (JBEGR-4), 2023) Y.A. Abbas; O.O Morenikeji; M. Dalil; H.D. Musa
    Urbanization can be seen as an increase in the proportion or share of the population residing in urban area as opposed to rural areas. The spatial dimension of urban growth pattern could be perceived to as negative which could have irreversible impact on the sustainability of the environment and human. This paper aimed at assessing the relationshipp p between urban growth temperature rise in Gwagwalada area of Abuja. Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM), Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) and Landsat-8 Operational Land imager (OLI) images of 2010 and 2021 were used. Land use landcover maps were generated using supervised classification. The study revealed that for the past 12 years, Gwagwalada has been experiencing tremendous urban growth. The study showed that built up is increasing at an annual rate of over 8.7% while the land surface temperature (LST) has increase by 5℃ between 2010 and 2022. The study also recommends that biophilic design should be adopted by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) administration in Gwagwalada revised master plan to help mitigate LST and improve the livability of the resident.
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    Analysis of the Trend of Peri-Urban Development in Minna, Niger State
    (Journal of Geographic Information System,, 2020) Olusegun Owoeye Idowu,; Abdullateef Iyanda Bako,; Olalekan Tolulope Bodurin Aduloju
    Current situation of development in Minna has raised many spatial chal lenges especially in the peri-urban areas. This study analyzed the spatial de velopment of Minna between 1972 and 2015, with a view to determining the trend at which the peri-urban area changes over time. Minna topographical map of 1972, township map of 1979 and the satellite imageries covering 1986, 1996, 2006 and 2015 were employed in this study. Map processing and image classification techniques were used in extracting the information needed. The study revealed that there was over 2000% increase in the built-up area of Minna within the period understudied. This implies that the peri-urban areas of Minna by 2015 had grown about thirty-two times its size in 1972; thirteen its size in 1979; thrice its size in 1986 and 1996, respectively; and twice of its size in 2006, but, with an increased rate of uncoordinated and unplanned de velopment. It concluded that the planning and development of Minna pe ri-urban areas should not be left to chance or the interplay of economic va riables, but should be guided by strategies that will ensure orderly growth and development. It therefore recommended that the government through the statutory agencies should initiate a strategic development plan proposal known as Peri-urban Area Strategic Development Plans (PuASDP), which is to guide and control every spatial development activities in the peri-urban areas.
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    Urban Forced Eviction: Experiences in the Metropolitan City of Lagos, Nigeria
    (Indonesian Journal of Geography, 2020-04-11) Ayobami Abayomi Popoola, Michael Olaitan Olatunde, Hangwelani Hope Magidimisha, Abiodun Amuda, Bamiji Michael Adeleye, Lovemore Chipungu
    Urban poverty coupled with housing shortages have contributed to the proliferation of in- formal settlements and slums. This is one of the complex problems arising out of urbanization and which is piling pressure on urban authorities to use unorthodox methods (such as forced evictions) to ameliorate the situation. This paper revisits the use of forced migration in Badia East Community of Lagos city. Using the human security concept as a framework for analysis, the paper chronicles how urban forced migration is used as a tool to relocate the vulnerable urban poor by urban authorities in their bid to achieve sustainable development. Critical insight into the nature of these migrations was achieved by gathering data using the mixed approach. Finding from the study revealed rampant human abuse through the use of force during the eviction process. the paper concludes by recommending that the government should use best practices, (such as adequate government-assistance) during relocations and rehousing option explored. Key words: Evictee, Eviction,; Forced, Community; Housing,; Development; City,; Lagos
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    Spatio-Temporal Assessment of the Influence of Urban Change on Land Surface Temperature
    (FIG Working Week 2024. Your World, Our World: Resilient Environment and Sustainable Resources Management. Accra, Ghana 19 – 24 May 2024, 2024-05-19) Bamiji Michael ADELEYE, Kenneth SSEMWOGERERE, Isolo Paul MUKWAYA, Oluibukun Gbenga AJAYI, Gbenga MORENIKEJI,
    he urban growth rate in most of Nigeria's communities is alarming, which has led to the conversion of farmlands and forest lands into built-up areas and an increase in urban heat. This study assesses the urban heat in Suleja LGA of Niger State, Nigeria. The specific objectives of this study were to analyse both the trend of urban change and the average land surface temperature (LST) for the study area between 1987 and 2019 to assess the influence of urban change on land surface temperature. The relationship between the Normalised Difference Built- up Index (NDBI), Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), and LST was further ascertained to achieve the aim of the study. Remote sensing techniques were employed to analyse the data downloaded from United States Geological Survey archives. The study reveals that farmlands were significantly converted to urban land, contributing to the effects of urban heat in the study area. The rapid urban change in the study area also increased Suleja's land surface temperature within the study epochs. The mean land surface temperature of the study area increased from 13.240C in 1987 to 36.390C in 2019. To reduce the increasing land surface temperature of Suleja, the study recommends the conservation of forest land and encourages urban landscape planning in Suleja LGA