Packing Characteristics and Facilities in Nigeria Traditional Markets
| dc.contributor.author | Adejare, Jacob Ayorinde | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-06-04T08:54:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-06-04T08:54:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Parking has been a recurring and contentious issue for motorists and residents most especially in the central business district of cities in recent times, considering the accompanying frustrations, traffic flow disruptions and socio-economics constraints that follow unorganized parking in the cities. it is on this basis that this study appraised parking characteristics and facilities in Nigeria traditional market using Agbeni/Ogunpa market , Ibadan as a case study. Questionnaire administration was the main research instrument used to elicit relevant data from traders and buyers in the markets on parking facilities characteristics and habits in the market. The population of the study is selected from Ibadan metropolitan area on the assumption that almost every residents in the city do visit Agbeni/Ogunpa market for trading transactions and based on this fact that the market is almost within the range of Dugbe which is the central business district of Ibadan. Notably, 232 respondents were randomly selected for the study. The results found that respondent do visit the market at different times; motor/taxi park is the most prominent with highest relatives index value of 3.5474; existence of organized car park (3.0991) while multi-storey and underground parking is relatively unknown to the respondents. Parkin is characterized in the study area by parking at unauthorized area(3.5948), blocking driveway (2.8664), obstructing traffic (2.8060) and parking at intersection(2.7931) among others. Therefore, adequate security at existing parking facilities, enforcement of parking regulation, development of new parking facility, proper utilization of existing parking, parking enlightenment and improved walkway in the market are among the recommendations made to improve parking habits and facilities in the market. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Adejare Jacob Ayorinde | |
| dc.identifier.citation | v. Olatunji O. M., Ogunsesan A. S., Adejare J. A. & Akibo K. O. (2021).‘Parking Characteristics and Facilities in Nigerian Traditional Markets’. Published in Nigerian Journal of Built Environment and Sustainability (NJBES), Vol. 1, Number 1, ISSN: 2805-346X | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.run.edu.ng/handle/123456789/5185 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | School of Environmental Studies, The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki, Oyo state, Nigeria | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Vol. 1; No. 1 | |
| dc.title | Packing Characteristics and Facilities in Nigeria Traditional Markets | |
| dc.type | Article |