Implication of intangible location attributes on residential segregation in Jos, Nigeria

Type Journal Article - Journal of Sustainable Development
Title Implication of intangible location attributes on residential segregation in Jos, Nigeria
Author(s)
Volume 5
Issue 11
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2012
Page numbers 65-81
URL http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jsd/article/viewFile/21750/14163
Abstract
Residential segregation could be regarded as a process whereby two or more distinct communities who formerly
lived together separate from one another due to many factors. Residential segregation is not only applicable to
small communities but rather to a larger region. As a result of the ongoing civil unrest that engulfed the city of
Jos, there has been a process of residential mobility and relocation among people of different faith. The paper is
aimed at examining the implication of intangible location attributes on residential mobility, segregation and
relocation in Jos town. Stratified random sampling technique was employed in order to come up with the sample
needed to conduct the research. The data needed for the research were retrieved through structured,
semi-structured and unstructured interview method of data collection. A qualitative method and approach of data
analysis through the use of a thematic network analysis was incorporated in order to analyse the data gotten from
the interview survey. The results uncovered that residential segregation in the study area leads to change in the
residential pattern of Jos town. The variations and trends in the sales and rental value of residential properties
were greatly affected as a result of the persisting residential segregation. The research concludes that residential
segregation has a great implication on land and landed property value as variations in the values of residential
properties is noticeable. There is a need for those in authority to take a decisive action in order to overcome and
halt the persisting mobility and relocation in the study area.

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