CHANGING URBAN LAND USE AND NEIGHBOURHOOD QUALITY: EVIDENCE FROM FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY (FCT), ABUJA, NIGERIA

Peter, Nkolika Joy and Fateye, Oluwatosin B. and Oloke, C. Olayinka and Iyanda, Praise (2018) CHANGING URBAN LAND USE AND NEIGHBOURHOOD QUALITY: EVIDENCE FROM FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY (FCT), ABUJA, NIGERIA. International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology, 9 (11). pp. 23-36. ISSN 0976-6308 and ISSN Online: 0976-6316

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Abstract

Land use change in more recent times is becoming a natural phenomenon in cities of developing countries. Its causes and consequences were investigated with respect to FCT, Abuja, Nigeria. The responses of registered estate surveying firms (ESFs) practicing in FCT Abuja on the pattern of land use dynamics were obtained and analysed by descriptive statistics such as simple distribution frequency (SDF) and mean weighted score (MWS). Four major findings were discovered. Firstly, the predominantly changing land use were agrarian and residential, secondly the direction of change in land use revolves around public land use, residential, retail and office property with prevailing observations of new development and redevelopment involving renovations/rehabilitations and modifications/alterations. Thirdly the major determinants of land use change were identified as economic and spatial political factors and lastly the noticeable consequences had been arbitrary land/rental value, landscape distortion and pressure on urban infrastructure among others. The study recommended that policymakers and private stakeholders should encourage and adhere to land use control measures to strike a balance between economic development and land administrative system to foster a sustainable urban cities.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Urban-changes, Land-use, Causes, Neighbourhood-implication.
Subjects:	T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Civil Engineering and the Environment
Depositing User:	Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi
Date Deposited:	19 Nov 2018 12:49
Last Modified:	19 Nov 2018 12:49
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/12139

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