Changing Urban Land Use and Neighbourhood Quality: Evidence from Federal Capital Territory (Fct), Abuja, Nigeria
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2018-11-11
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IAEME Publication
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.
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Urban-changes, Land-use, Causes, Neighbourhood-implication