Spatial variation in residents’ accessibility to land for housing development in Ibadan metropolis, Oyo state, Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined the spatial variation in residents’ accessibility to land for housing development in Ibadan metropolis, Nigeria. Data for the study were obtained from both primary and secondary sources. A set of questionnaire were designed. The questionnaire targeted the residents’ and was administered using systematic random sampling method on household heads living in one out of every twenty fifth (25th) houses located in the six (6) political wards selected in the high, medium and low density residential areas of Ibadan metropolis. A total of 405 household heads were selected for questionnaire administration out of the 10, 703 household heads. Both descriptive and inferential statistical techniques of data analysis were employed. The linear regression results on the spatial variation in residents’ level of accessibility to land for housing development showed differences in the level of residents’ accessibility where the coefficient of determination (r²) accounted for 88.8%, 88.3% and 88.1% variance in the high, medium and low density residential areas respectively. The study concluded that since most land transactions took place outside the formal land use planning mechanism created by the government, land accessibility will improve if special consideration is given to the factors influencing land accessibility in the study area.

Key Words: Land accessibility, Spatial variation, Housing development, Ibadan Metropolis