EVALUATION OF INTERNATIONAL BORDER AREAS ON HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA

OJO,, OladimejiOlusola and Oyesile,, Sunday Oluyinka (2019) EVALUATION OF INTERNATIONAL BORDER AREAS ON HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA. In: NATIONAL STRATEGIC CONFERENCE ON STATES SECURITY, INVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT, 21st - 22nd November, 2019, School of Environmental Studies. The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro..

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Abstract

Settlements at international border especially those connecting developing countries exhibit unique spatial arrangement due to inhabitants sharing similar socioeconomic and cultural features. However, study linking these factors with housing development patterns at international border is limited or non-available. Hence, this provides crux of the current study. Through application of scientific method, a sample size of 361 was carefully selected among the residents in three towns at Nigeria-Benin Republic international border. Every 5th household head was systematically sampled to obtain opinions through well-structured questionnaire instrument. At initial stage of the empirical analysis, the study employed Ripley’s K – Function to investigate housing formation pattern in the study area where it was discovered that housing development pattern at Nigeria-Benin Republic international border generally followed a clustered pattern. Socio-economic and cultural factors responsible for such pattern style were examined with the use of Spatial Probit Regression (SPR). From findings, it was discovered that ethnic group, income, occupation, commercial space demand, and education were significant factors as socio-economic and cultural factors that determine housing formation pattern in the study area. Therefore, the study affirmed that socio-economic and cultural factors largely determine the way housing structures are organized in neighbourhoods and, thus, have far reaching implications for sustainable housing development in international borders. Since ethnic group belonging was found as most significant factor through findings, the study recommends that there is need for government to set up joint and consultative forums for educating the predominant ethnic groups in the Nigeria-Benin Republic international border towns.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Geography
Depositing User:	Mr Daniel Kumoye
Date Deposited:	29 Jun 2020 18:11
Last Modified:	29 Jun 2020 18:11
URI:	http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/793

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