Type | Journal Article - European Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences |
Title | An Analysis of Spatial Pattern of Urban Activities in a Traditional African City: A Case Study of Ilorin, Nigeria |
Author(s) | |
Volume | 10 |
Issue | 1 |
Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2011 |
Page numbers | 408-421 |
URL | http://www.journalsbank.com/ejhss_10_1.pdf |
Abstract | This paper analyses the spatial pattern of activities of people in Ilorin especially the types, location, spatial pattern, spatial fixity and activity. Data were collected from 500 residents of Ilorin, each of whom completed a time budget diary over one week. Descriptive statistics was used to summarize the data while probability transition analysis was used to analyse the linkages between the activities. Result shows that the activities were fixed in space and that there is no significant linkage between the activities. The study also shows clearly that spatial structure of activity in Ilorin is different from what obtains in Western cities where there is strict zonation in the usage of space. It is recommended that planning for urban land use and activities should be approached from multidimensional dimension, allocation of land use and public infrastructure should be on the basis of opportunity maximization or constraint minimization to ensure optimality in land use. Also in planning land use and activity/facility location, the issue of accessibility and convenience should be taken into consideration. |
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