Browsing by Author "Raheem, Wakeel Adeyemi"

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    Development Drivers of Informal Waste Collection in Ibadan, Nigeria
    (Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, 2020-12-01) Ola, Akeem Bayonle; Raheem, Wakeel Adeyemi; Jimoh, Musa Yusuf; Suleiman, Agava Rafiu; Raheem, Wasiu Mayowa
    This paper examined the factors influencing the emergence and expansion of informal waste collection in waste management sector of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Snowball sampling technique was used to identify and sample 253 informal waste collectors across the five municipal local government areas in the city. A pretested structure questionnaire was used to obtain information from the sampled informal waste collectors. Data collected were analysed using Relative Importance Index (RII), 8 x 8 correlation matrix and factor analysis. Eight major factors were identified as influencing the emergence and expansion of informal waste collection. RII showed that in ranked order of importance, they are: poverty; unavailability of better job; profitability; demand for waste management service; low start-up capital; ease of entry; pressure from parents and guardians and low-skill requirement. The correlation matrix indicated that all the factors correlated positively with one another. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Measure of Sample Adequacy (KMO) value of 0.573 and Bartlett’s Test of Sphericity of p≤ 0.001 established the adequacy of the variables loaded for the analysis. It is concluded that policies and programmes that will enhance integration of IWCs to municipal waste management scheme of the city and check child labour in the sector will go a long way in making the sector more effective in municipal waste management.
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    GROWTH AND CHALLENGES OF URBAN SPRAWL IN SULEJA, NIGER STATE
    (Department of Architecture, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, 2017) Idowu, Olusegun Owoeye; Bako, Abdullateef Iyanda; Ohadugha, C.B.; Abdulyekeen, Abdulazeez Ola; Raheem, Wakeel Adeyemi
    This paper aimed at examining the growth and challenges of urban sprawl in four selected peri-urban neighbourhoods of Suleja: Maje, Paulossa, Chassa and Gwazunnu. The objectives are to: examine the pattern of development; determine the factors responsible for spread; and analyze the challenges of urban sprawl development. The data employed were sourced from primary and secondary sources. The primary data were sourced from questionnaire administration. A systematic random sampling method was used in the selection of 320 respondents in these four neighbourhoods. The questionnaire was analyzed using descriptive method The Google earth image maps of the neighbourhoods were downloaded and geo-referenced. The Google earth image map was digitized using GIS techniques. The study revealed that the peri-urban areas exhibited different characteristics of urban sprawl; the proximity of the town to Abuja (64.3%), ethnicity and religion (56.5%), displacement (91.6%) strongly influenced the pattern of peri-urban development; the challenges of peri-urban areas are insecurity of tenure (87%), accessibility to community facilities (98.4%), lack of infrastructure (98.4%), and poor physical planning. Thus, the suburbs of Suleja are increasingly spreading, therefore, participatory planning approach, and refurbishment of facilities and development of comprehensive land use planning are required for effective monitoring of development.