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

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.

PROPOSAL

The aim of this research is to find out or throw more lightly on the growth problem and prospects of small scale industry in Nigeria.

The objectives of the projects is primarily to find out the growth problems and prospects confronting small scale industry in Oyo State with a case study of Taotech Quarry and Mining Nigeria Limited Ibadan.

The study will recommend ways and means of eliminating these problems with a view to achieving was given to small scale industries because I have considered carefully the nature of the state. Industries are just spring up, there are very few large scale industries where as small scale industries are very much and could be found in urban and rural areas. The project is being strutted in to five different chapters which are:

Chapter one contain, introduction of the study, statement of problems, objective of the study, scope of the study. Limitation of the study, plan of the study, definition of concept and term.

Chapter two contain, literature review, definition of small scale industry, importance of small scale industry, sources of finance for small-scale industry, characteristics of small business firms in Nigeria, problem facing small-scale industry, I-low small-scale industry can be growth and develop in Nigeria.

Chapter three also contain, Research methodology, area of study, population of study, sample size and sampling procedure, method of data collection, source of data collection, statistical tool applied data analysis

Chapter four will also contain Result and discussion, demographic characteristics of the respondents. Chapter five also contain, conclusion of the study, recommendation of the study

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page

Certificationi

Dedicationii

Acknowledgementiii

Table of contentiv

Abstractvii

CHAPTER ONE 

1.0Introduction1

1.1Statement of problem2

1.2Aims and Objectives 2

1.3Significance of the study3

1.4Scope of study3

1.5Limitation of study3

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

constructional details of case study.4

1.7Definition of terms 6

CHAPTER TWO 

2.0Literature Review9

2.1Theories of urban growth9

2.2Current factors behind urban growth13

2.3Property as in development15

2.4Urban growth and property development17

2.5Factor that affect and determined 

residential property as a development.18

CHAPTER THREE

3.0Research methodology22

3.1The research design22

3.2Data types and sources23

3.3Instrumentation for data collection23

3.4Sample frame, sample size and sampling procedure24

3.5Method of data collection26

3.6Method of data analysis27

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0Data presentation and analysis of result28

4.1Impact of urban growth on residential

property development in upper part of Gaa-Akanbi44

4.2Constraints on residential property 

development in upper part of Gaa-Akanbi49

4.2.1Planning restriction49

4.2.2High cost of construction and development50

CHAPTER FIVE

5.0Summary, Recommendation and Conclusion52

5.1 Summary52

5.2Recommendation53

5.3Conclusion54

References56

Appendices57