Analysis of the Trend of Peri-Urban Development in Minna, Niger State
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2020-09-10
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Scientific Research Publishing
Abstract
Current situation of development in Minna has raised many spatial challenges
especially in the peri-urban areas. This study analyzed the spatial development
of Minna between 1972 and 2015, with a view to determining the
trend at which the peri-urban area changes over time. Minna topographical
map of 1972, township map of 1979 and the satellite imageries covering 1986,
1996, 2006 and 2015 were employed in this study. Map processing and image
classification techniques were used in extracting the information needed. The
study revealed that there was over 2000% increase in the built-up area of
Minna within the period understudied. This implies that the peri-urban areas
of Minna by 2015 had grown about thirty-two times its size in 1972; thirteen
its size in 1979; thrice its size in 1986 and 1996, respectively; and twice of its
size in 2006, but, with an increased rate of uncoordinated and unplanned development.
It concluded that the planning and development of Minna peri-
urban areas should not be left to chance or the interplay of economic variables,
but should be guided by strategies that will ensure orderly growth and
development. It therefore recommended that the government through the
statutory agencies should initiate a strategic development plan proposal
known as Peri-urban Area Strategic Development Plans (PuASDP), which is
to guide and control every spatial development activities in the peri-urban
areas.
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Development, Image, Map, Peri-Urban, Spatial
Citation
Idowu, O.O., Bako, A.I. and Aduloju, O.T.B. (2020) Analysis of the Trend of Peri-Urban Development in Minna, Niger State. Journal of Geographic Information System, 12, 411-431. https://doi.org/10.4236/jgis.2020.125025