Urban renewal in Nigeria: a slash and burn approach?

Paul Oluwatomipe Adekola (), Dominic Azuh (), Davies Adeloye () and Emmanuel Amoo ()
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Paul Oluwatomipe Adekola: Covenant University
Dominic Azuh: Covenant University
Davies Adeloye: Covenant University
Emmanuel Amoo: Covenant University

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2019, vol. 21, issue 5, No 7, 2165-2182

Abstract: Abstract This research analyses the socio-economic implications of approaches to urban renewal on displaced populations in Ogun State, south-west Nigeria. In the last 5 years, massive renewal has been undertaken in five local government areas—Abeokuta North, Ado/Odo Ota, Sagamu, Yewa South and Ijebu Ode of the State from which two—Abeokuta North and Ado-Odo/Ota—were purposively selected to carry out this study. Primary data through administration of structured questionnaires to randomly selected 420 affected adults who either had their houses or shops demolished formed the source of data. However, 380 questionnaires were returned and cleaned upon which all were analyses based. Results from binary logistic regressions show that urban renewal has significant effects on the occupation (odds ratio = 3.0; p

Keywords: Examine; Socioeconomic; Urban renewal; Questionnaire; Nigeria (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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