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- Nigerian cities have functioned as the engines of economic growth. However, frequently unplanned and unprecedented physical growth, combined with tenure insecurity and the proliferation of urban poverty, have given rise to complex linkages between spatial expansion and urban risk and crime.
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As Nigeria began the early accelerated phase of urban transition, natural population and urban migration accounting for 48 and 37% respectively, are the major contributors to the evolutionary...
Aug 22, 2023 · Using different scientific literature on global urbanization, urban remote sensing, and economic geography, this study aims to understand the theory behind urban developments in Nigeria.
Dec 1, 2022 · The definition of urbanization revolves around population density, city life and social structure changes in a given society. The natural increase in population due to the improvement in health care delivery and the influx of the rural population to the city are the determinant for the growth of cities.
- Urban Heat Island
- Urban Air Pollution and Urban Health
- Urban Flooding
- Urban Poverty
- Urban Crimes and Violence
- Traffic Congestion
Urban heat island, a phenomenon first described in 1818, refers to the phenomenon of higher atmospheric and surface temperatures occurring in urban areas than in the surrounding rural areas (Howard 1818; Oke and Hannel 1970; Voogt 2002; EPA 2008). Cities produce urban heat island regardless of size and location, though the effect often decreases as...
In recent decades, pollution (air, water, and land) has intensified especially in the developing regions due to rapid urbanization, including industrialization and motorization. There are many unwanted “by-products” of urbanization in general that can cause serious and fatal illnesses, destroy ecosystems, and negatively affect living conditions, in...
Like urban heat island and air pollution, urban flooding is not exclusive to developing countries as it is also experienced in developed nations. Generally, urban areas can be inundated due to natural causes such as river flooding, coastal flooding, groundwater flooding, pluvial flooding, and human-induced causes such as artificial system failures....
Although poverty, in general, is a global concern, it is common knowledge that it is mostly experienced in the poor and less-developed countries. Poverty issues and problems are found both in the rural and urban areas. Here we focus on the issues and problems associated with urban poverty. Urban poverty is a phenomenon in which the urban poor live ...
Urban crimes and violence have become even more pressing with the substantial increase in urban population during the recent decades. Crimes and violence, in general, include assault, kidnapping, theft, robbery, burglary, sexual violence, human trafficking, illegal drugs, terrorism, and homicide (The World Bank 2011; UNODC 2014; https://data.unodc....
Traffic congestion is another major issue associated with rapid urbanization and motorization, posing a great challenge to urban planners and decision-makers. Research has shown that the likelihood of economic growth is higher when traffic flow is smoother (Weisbrod et al. 2003; Cox 2016). Traffic congestion also contributes to environment-related ...
- Yuji Murayama, Ronald C. Estoque
- 2020
Full Text. PDF (1.9 MB) Tools. Share. Abstract: Analyzes key dynamics and trends of Nigeria’s rapid, massively scaled and spatially expansive urbanization, covering (1) urbanization and its drivers, (2) urban expansion, and (3) urban poverty and living conditions.
The evidence does not support the claim of stalled urbanization: Nigeria's urban population is growing rapidly in absolute terms and will continue to increase as a share of the national population due both to rural-urban migration and rural transformation.
Sep 10, 2015 · However, rapid urbanization in particular the growth of Nigerian large cities, and the associated problems of unemployment, poverty, inadequate health, poor sanitation, urban slums and...
