Impact of Urban Growth on Residential Property Development (A Case Study of Upper Part of Gaa-Akanbi Ilorin South L.G.A Kwara State)

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page

Certification                                                                                  i

Dedication                                                                                    ii

Acknowledgement                                                                         iii

Table of content                                                                            iv

Abstract                                                                                        vii

CHAPTER ONE

1.0     Introduction                                                                        1

1.1     Statement of problem                                                          2

1.2     Aims and Objectives                                                            2

1.3     Significance of the study                                                      3

1.4     Scope of study                                                                    3

1.5     Limitation of study                                                               3

1.6     Study Area (Geographical setting, historical Background of study area) Location plan/sketch and

          constructional details of case study.                                      4

1.7     Definition of terms                                                               6

 

CHAPTER TWO

2.0     Literature Review                                                                9

2.1     Theories of urban growth                                                     9

2.2     Current factors behind urban growth                                    13

2.3     Property as in development                                                 15

2.4     Urban growth and property development                              17

2.5     Factor that affect and determined

          residential property as a development.                                 18

CHAPTER THREE

3.0     Research methodology                                                        22

3.1     The research design                                                            22

3.2     Data types and sources                                                        23

3.3     Instrumentation for data collection                                       23

3.4     Sample frame, sample size and sampling procedure              24

3.5     Method of data collection                                                     26

3.6     Method of data analysis                                                       27

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0     Data presentation and analysis of result                                28

4.1     Impact of urban growth on residential                                 

          property development in upper part of Gaa-Akanbi                44

4.2     Constraints on residential property

          development in upper part of Gaa-Akanbi                             49

4.2.1   Planning restriction                                                              49

4.2.2   High cost of construction and development                           50

CHAPTER FIVE

5.0     Summary, Recommendation and Conclusion                         52

5.1     Summary                                                                            52

5.2     Recommendation                                                                53

5.3     Conclusion                                                                          54

          References                                                                          56

          Appendices                                                                         57

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABSTRACT

IMPACT OF URBAN GROWTH ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT.

(A CASE STUDY OF UPPER PART OF GAA-KANBI IN ILORIN SOUTH L.G.A KWARA STATE)

The term residential property are building constructed to locate for shelter (i.e. to living) for both man and animal, after the day work, own is expected to sleep under his shelter for refreshment of the brain. Examples of residential property are duplex, bungalow and castle.

         The morphology of any town or city in its past and present population determine the nature of social and economic activities in that town urban area search of sites thereby concentrate more workers, building and residential activities into the area. Increase in the number of people who live in urban and also the diffusion of urban life to every habitable world would be seen as one of the characteristics features of modern day life which made it necessary for the study of urban growth so as to examine why it occur, what happen, when it occurs and what impact does it have on residential property values.

         Urban growth is in no doubt associated with some inherit problem which calls for an effective control that will serve as a guide to uplift the living standard of the citizen. These problems can as well be equated or compared to those prevailing in other places. It is therefore hoped that the findings of this project will help both the government investor and their likes appreciate the impact growth and also enable the government to plan ahead.