Incidence and Impact of Land Use Change on Physical Development in Ilorin Metropolis, Nigeria
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2020-08
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Journal of Contemporary Urbanology
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Land-use Conversion in cities of developing countries is growing at an unprecedented rate.
This has continued to pose threats to physical development and residents’ livability. It is
against this background that this research seeks to investigate the abnormalities associated
with land-use conversion, in Ilorin metropolis. This is with the view of suggesting measures
of controlling and guiding land-use conversion in Ilorin metropolis. The metropolis was
stratified into three zones (Central Business District, the zone of transition and zone of
residence). Google earth was used to capture the number of buildings in the three zones. A
sample of 4.6% of buildings in each zone was determined using Tarro Yamane statistical
formula. Purposive sampling method was used to administer 382 copies of questionnaires to
landlords or older tenants of buildings where conversion has occurred. Likert scale rating
was employed to examine the opinion of respondents on factors and the impact of the land
use conversion on physical development. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to test
variation in the incidence of land-use change across the zones. The study revealed that mixed
(49.5%) and commercial use (45.0%), was the dominant land use conversions in the study
area. The major factor for land use conversion is a good location for trading (RAI 4.86)
Most of these conversions are unauthorized and thus led to incompatible land use and
uncontrolled development. The result of ANOVA (F= 9.653 and P= 0.000) indicated that
there was a significant difference in the incidence of building conversion across the zones in
the study area. The study, therefore, recommended that there should be adequate
enforcement of the law on unauthorized building conversion, public orientation and
environmental impact assessment (EIA) of building conversion is also recommended.
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Abolade, O., Asiyanbi A. O., and Adejumobi, D. O. (2020). Incidence and Impact of Land Use Change on Physical Development in Ilorin Metropolis, Nigeria. Journal of Contemporary Urbanology, 7(2), 12-32.