ASSESSING THE LOCATION AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF TELECOMMUNICATION BASE STATIONS AND ITS IMPLICATION ON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (A CASE STUDY OF ILARO TOWN)

Olapeju, O.O and OYESILE, S.O and Akinode, Lekan (2015) ASSESSING THE LOCATION AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF TELECOMMUNICATION BASE STATIONS AND ITS IMPLICATION ON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (A CASE STUDY OF ILARO TOWN). In: Third National Conference, 15th-18th June, 2015, The Federal Polytechnic Ilaro.

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Abstract

The objectives of this study are to identify the existing base stations in the study area; assess the level of compliance of base stations sitting with planning standards; investigate the impacts associated with the base stations on the population in the study area. An inventory, which employed direct observation, was carried out in respect of all the base stations located within the geographical confines of Ilaro. The complementary community survey employed cluster sampling in delineating the study area into clusters, out of which representative sampling clusters, namely Gbogidi, Ipadeola, Pahayi, GRA, and Surulere, were randomly selected. However, in each of the five neighborhoods selected, total enumeration was done for all the buildings within the radius of 300 meters from the base stations. Altogether, a total of 240 questionnaires were administered. Chi square test done to determine the validity of the null hypothesis that „proximity of base stations does not affect the value of land‟ reflected an asymptotic significance of 0.00, which was less than the level of significance at 0.05 and therefore served as the basis for rejection decision. The study, inter alia, recommends the need for telecommunication operators to adopt the idea of collocating base stations.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Geography
Depositing User:	Mr Daniel Kumoye
Date Deposited:	07 Sep 2020 19:35
Last Modified:	07 Sep 2020 19:35
URI:	http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/1191

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