An Analysis of Spatial Pattern of Urban Activities in a Traditional African City: A Case Study of Ilorin, Nigeria

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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