Effects of socio-economic factors on urban renewal option in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

• Authors: Yoade Adewale Olufunlola

Title variants

PL

Wpływ czynników społeczno-gospodarczych na opcje odnowy miast w Ile-Ife, Nigeria

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In most nations of the third world, the vast majority of the cities are plagued with various multi-dimensional urban growth problems (infrastructure, services, employment crises and so on). The problem of the central city slums and the required solution has some socio-economic, technical, administrative and socio-cultural considerations. It is in this regard that this paper has attempted an examination of the socio-cultural challenges to urban renewal in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. It has identified and examined the socio-economic characteristics of the traditional core area of Ile-Ife; examined the physical and environmental characteristics of the traditional core area of Ile-Ife; examined the existing infrastructural facilities in the traditional core area, and assessed the socio-economic variables that influenced urban renewal options in the study area. Data for the study were derived through the use of questionnaire administered on 477 houses (10% of the total number of houses in the core area of Ile-Ife) samples of household heads selected using systematic random sampling. The study revealed that majority of the buildings (83.0%) was built more than 30 years ago. Also, the common material of construction is mud. This is because 70.0% of buildings were constructed of mud and another (20.3%) were of mud bricks. Only, (9.6%) were of cement blocks. The study further revealed that more than four-fifth of the respondents (85.3%) earned less than 15,000 NGN monthly while only (14.7%) earned more than 15,000 NGN monthly. Also, multiple regression and ANOVA tests showed a high predictive influence of residents’ socio-economic characteristics such as income (78.0%), level of education (84.0%) and occupation (92.0%) on their preferred renewal options (p ≤ 0.01). The paper concluded that in urban renewal endeavours, there is need for planners to take into consideration the various socio-economic encumbrances if the affected people are to be meaningfully catered for.

PL

W większości krajów tzw. Trzeciego Świata zdecydowana większość miast zmaga się z różnymi, wielowymiarowymi problemami wzrostu (w sferze infrastruktury, usług, kryzysu zatrudnienia itp.). problem istnienia slumsów w centrach miast rozważany jest pod kątem społeczno-ekonomicznym, technicznym, administracyjnym i społeczno-kulturowym. W niniejszym artykule rozpatrzono społeczno-kulturowe wyzwania rewitalizacji w Ile-Ife (Nigeria). Zidentyfikowane i zbadane zostały uwarunkowania społeczno-gospodarcze, cechy fizyczne i środowiskowe, a także zaplecze infrastrukturalne tradycyjnego centrum Ile-Ife. Następnie wyodrębniono zmienne społeczno-ekonomiczne wpływające na opcje odnowy miejskiej na badanym obszarze. Dane niezbędne do badań uzyskano dzięki wykorzystaniu kwestionariusza pośród 477 wybranych losowo gospodarstw domowych (10% wszystkich gospodarstw domowych na analizowanym obszarze). Wyniki ukazały, iż większość budynków (83%) zostało zbudowanych ponad 30 lat temu, a powszechnym materiałem budowlanym jest błoto – 70% budowli powstało z błota, a kolejne 20,3% z cegieł wytworzonych z błota. Jedynie 9,3% budynków zbudowano z betonowych bloków. Co więcej, ponad trzy czwarte respondentów (85,3%) zarabia miesięcznie mniej niż 15 000 NGN, a tylko 14,7% więcej niż 15 000 NGN. Regresja wielu zmiennych oraz testy ANOVA wykazały silny przewidywany wpływ uwarunkowań społeczno-ekonomicznych respondentów, takich jak dochód (70,8%), poziom wykształcenia (84%) i zawód (92%) na preferowaną przez nich opcję odnowy budynków (p ≤ 0,01). We wnioskach stwierdzono, że przy próbach odnowy miast planiści powinni brać pod uwagę różne uwarunkowania społeczno-gospodarcze, jeśli mieszkańcy mają być aktywnie i znacząco włączani w ten proces.

Keywords

EN

socio-economic characteristics; urban renewal; core area and Ile-Ife

PL

uwarunkowania społeczno-ekonomiczne; odnowa miast; centrum Ile-Ife

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Opolski, Wydział Ekonomiczny
• Journal: Economic and Environmental Studies
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 4(36)
• Pages: 363-378

Dates

published

2015-12

Contributors

author

Yoade Adewale Olufunlola

• Wesley University of Science and Technology, Ondo State, Nigeria

redactor

Paradowska Monika

redactor

Platje Joost (Johannes)

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ISSN

2081-8319