Research
Litter Management in Selected Transport Interchanges in Ibadan North Local Government
This study examined the socio-economic characteristics of the operators in selected transport interchange in Ibadan; determined the quality and composition of litter generated; examined little storage, collection, transportation and disposal practices of litter generated: and identified and examined factors influencing litter management in the study area. These were with a view to providing information for policy response to litter management practices. The data were collected using multi-stage sampling. The first stage was the purposive selection of the four transport interchange. The second stage was the stratification of the transport interchange into different operators such as traders and public transport operators. The third stage involves the selection of 20% of 177 retail shop outlets and425 umbrella stands. A total of 120 trader sand 80 public transport operators were purposively selected for questionnaire administration. Information elicited from interchange operators were on socio-economic attributes, quantity and composition of litter, litter storage, collection, transportation and disposal and management strategies of litter generated. The mean ages for the traders and public transport operators were 35and38years respectively. The study established that traders (49.2%) and public transport operators (38.8%) had secondary certificate. The mean income of the traders and the public transport operators were #55,000 and #32,000 monthly respectively. The traders (54.1%) employed between 1 to 3 persons in their retail outlet, while public transport operators (58.5%) stay in the transport interchange for minimum of 10minutes. It was also established that traders 2 (82%) and public transport operators (91.3%) littered the environment. The proportion of litter generated by the operators within the transport interchange are black nylon (86.9%), metal scrap (24.6%). Traders (60%) litter by flinging throwing litter, while public transport operators (47.5%) litter
Analysis of Vehicular and Pedestrian Flow in Metropolitan Area of Lagos
The crisis in transport is largely as a result of the growing concentration of population, rapid urbanization and economic activities of certain part of the world. Attempt to eliminate the traffic functional problem had led to gradual spatial restriction of pedestrian movement. This is a result of lack of consideration for pedestrian facilities in the road design and construction. Hence pedestrians compete for the use of road designed purely for vehicular use consideration and thereby creating conflicts and accidents on roads most especially within the central business district and other commercial areas. In the light of this, the research study examined the problems associated with pedestrian and vehicular traffic in an Urban Metropolitan Area. Questionnaires were used for data collection from respondents, in addition to secondary data extracted from documented information related to the research on causes, effect and solution to pedestrian and vehicular traffic conflict on Nigeria roads. Finding in this research work revealed that pedestrian and vehicular conflicts in the Urban Metropolitan Area led to traffic jam, delay and congestion. The conflict was found to be associated with roadside, road median and footbridge trading, on-street, parking of commercial transport operators, inadequate traffic and parking facilities. Finally, recommendations were made for the provision of Parking Facilities, Parking Control, Effective Traffic Management, Pedestrian Traffic Management, and Enforcement of Edict by laws and Road Maintenance.
Core City Slums and Vulnerability: A Theoretical and Analytical Approach
Cities, ‘the magnet of hope’ are pulling people into themselves without preparing for them, this influx leads to overconcentration of people in the already blighted cities centers, this creates new problems or aggravates the existing ones which makes the residents vulnerable to various dangers. This work reviews a few urban planning theories, triangulated them and introduces a modified version. It also analysis vulnerability in the slums of core city centers and suggested strategies that can reduce it. The work will be of tremendous use to policy makers, urban planners, academic community and the general public.
