Movement on the Edge of Cities: intra-urban Mobility in Peri-urban Communities in south-west Nigeria

• Autorzy: Samuel Yakubu , Kayode Julius Samuel , Anthony Kola-Olusanya , Deborah Ayodele Yakubu , Samuel Babatunde Adedotun
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Mobility plays a crucial role in joining activity's locations to each other, enabling social contact and facilitating the movement of people and goods to and from various locations. Th is study investigates the mobility characteristics of peri-urban communities in selected cities of south-west Nigeria. Using a stratifi ed sampling technique, we selected 505 respondents from the 11 peri****urban communities for the questionnaire survey. Th e data were summarised using frequency, mean and mode, while ANOVA and Chi-square were used to test for a signifi cant diff erence in inter-community and gender variations in mobility variables. Over 80% of respondents work within the peri-urban interface, indicating increasing decentralisation of activities. Most respondents (81.4%) indicated that the roads in their communities were not paved, with adverse eff ects on their mobility. Transit modes were informal, with more than 33% of the respondents relying on motorcycles for their mobility needs. Mobility characteristics among peri-urban dwellers vary from one community to another and between gender. Th e peri-urban dwellers are mobility-starved due to failed infrastructure and informal transit services. All tiers of government should prioritise improving road infrastructures and extending public transit services that enhance sustainable mobility to city peripheries.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Geography of a city; Enterprise development planning; Infrastructure

PL

Geografia miasta; Planowanie rozwoju przedsiębiorstwa; Infrastruktura

• Czasopismo: Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series
• Rocznik: 2023
• Numer: No. 60
• Strony: 127--143

Twórcy

autor

Samuel Yakubu

• Osun State University, Department of Geography, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria

autor

Kayode Julius Samuel

• Osun State University, Department of Geography, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria

autor

Anthony Kola-Olusanya

• Osun State University, Department of Geography, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria

autor

Deborah Ayodele Yakubu

• Osun State University, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria

autor

Samuel Babatunde Adedotun

• Osun State University, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria

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DOI

10.12775/bgss-2023-0019