- Femi Adekunle BALOGUN (Ph.D). My area of specialisation include: Housing; Urban security and safety; and Environmental planning and management.edit
Traditional markets in Nigeria attract often physical development which leads to the growth of the city with its attendant management challenges. This study appraises the management approaches of two traditional markets, Oja’ba and Oje in... more
Traditional markets in Nigeria attract often physical development which leads to the growth of the city with its attendant management challenges. This study appraises the management approaches of two traditional markets, Oja’ba and Oje in Ibadan, southwestern Nigeria, with the view of identifying myriads of challenges associated with the markets. Ibadan metropolis is made up of eleven (11) Local Government Areas, two (2) Local Government areas where traditional markets are highly predominant were randomly selected. One traditional market that is located at the core of Ibadan city was randomly selected from each Local Government areas. In Ibadan North East, Oje was selected, while Oja’ba was selected from Ibadan South West. Systematic and accidental sampling methods were used to sample traders and buyers in the markets. Qualitative and quantitative data were used for the study and they were sourced from both primary and secondary sources. Primary data were sourced through the use of ...
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The study examined rapid urbanization and environmental poverty in residential areas of Agbowo, Ibadan, Nigeria. Systematic random sampling technique was used in selecting 169 (0.81%) out of 20,915 residential buildings in Agbowo. Pearson... more
The study examined rapid urbanization and environmental poverty in residential areas of Agbowo, Ibadan, Nigeria. Systematic random sampling technique was used in selecting 169 (0.81%) out of 20,915 residential buildings in Agbowo. Pearson Product Movement Correlation shows a significant mean relationship of r= 0.994; p<0.05 existed between urbanization and social facilities, follow by housing condition with mean relationship of r = 0.008; p< 0.05 and environmental pollution with mean relationship of r = -0.092; p<0.05. However, regression analysis shows that urbanization posed the highest challenges to social facilities with β = 0.998; p<0.05, followed by environmental pollution with β= 0.027; p<0.05 while housing conditions had no significant challenge with β= 0.011; P<0.05. Indicators of environmental poverty such as inadequate social facilities and environmental pollution are major challenges in residential areas of Agbowo due to rapid urbanization.
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The history of cities is intertwined with the search for protection from, and the containment of violence. There is a shared lineage between urbanisation and security – from the progressive fortification of cities through aggressive and... more
The history of cities is intertwined with the search for protection from, and the containment of violence. There is a shared lineage between urbanisation and security – from the progressive fortification of cities through aggressive and defensive architecture and the use of siege tactics and enclaves to the rapid expansion of surveillance technologies and the regulation of mobility. However, the modern day urban residential neighbourhood security is creating a wide gap between citizen’s security and privacy. The sheer scale of insecurity in the poor areas or slums means that, in many contexts, it has become routinised or normalised into the functional reality of daily life. Violence is linked to fear and insecurity, which pervades people’s lives, with serious implications for trust, well-being and social capital among communities and individuals. On this note, this paper was borne out the sole aim of having a comprehensive review of urban residential neighbourhood security which ho...
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The study examined the availability, physical environment, mode of transportation, demand and supply, and buying and selling of products in Oja&#39;ba and Oje traditional markets, Ibadan, Nigeria. Systematic and accidental sampling... more
The study examined the availability, physical environment, mode of transportation, demand and supply, and buying and selling of products in Oja&#39;ba and Oje traditional markets, Ibadan, Nigeria. Systematic and accidental sampling methods were used to sample 167 traders and 30 buyers from 3,347 traders and uncountable buyers in the markets. Concept of marketing and theory of consumer behaviour were used as an anchor for the study. Using descriptive and correlation coefficient, the findings of the study revealed that: there is 99% correlation between consumers level of patronage and market product, availability and affordability of market products influenced the increasing level of consumers&#39; patronage, increase in the prices of market product are not significant as long as consumers&#39; need satisfaction is a guarantee, demand for market products in the festive, peak and off-peak periods suggests an increase in the supply of the products, on-street trading dominates the markets, negotiation is being used as an instrument of resolution in price conflict between buyers and sellers. Upgrading to organized markets is being proposed in addressing the identified challenges of on-street trading, inadequate parking space, inadequate shop and store in the markets.
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The history of cities is intertwined with the search for protection from, and the containment of violence. There is a shared lineage between urbanisation and security-from the progressive fortification of cities through aggressive and... more
The history of cities is intertwined with the search for protection from, and the containment of violence. There is a shared lineage between urbanisation and security-from the progressive fortification of cities through aggressive and defensive architecture and the use of siege tactics and enclaves to the rapid expansion of surveillance technologies and the regulation of mobility. However, the modern day urban residential neighbourhood security is creating a wide gap between citizen's security and privacy. The sheer scale of insecurity in the poor areas or slums means that, in many contexts, it has become routinised or normalised into the functional reality of daily life. Violence is linked to fear and insecurity, which pervades people's lives, with serious implications for trust, well-being and social capital among communities and individuals. On this note, this paper was borne out the sole aim of having a comprehensive review of urban residential neighbourhood security which however, agrees with literature that the issues that constitute security threat vary across nations in the world and further expounded the five multi-facial security frameworks guiding urban residential neighbourhood security in other to provide justice and sustainable global security.
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This paper reviewed the scholarly publications of Professor 'Tunde Agbola in housing with a view to realizing his contributions to knowledge in the area of housing development and management in Nigeria. Concept of housing was used as... more
This paper reviewed the scholarly publications of Professor 'Tunde Agbola in housing with a view to realizing his contributions to knowledge in the area of housing development and management in Nigeria. Concept of housing was used as anchor for the paper while deduction was made from the synopsis of his publications in the area of; housing development process, housing delivery services, housing management as a business, and ethics and professional skills in housing. It was revealed that over the period of 18 years that housing was introduced as a programme in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Ibadan, Professor 'Tunde Agbola has made a giant stride in the world of housing profession by building capacity of intended housing managers through training, teaching and research.
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The paper examined the relevance of peace study in Urban and Regional Planning with a view to achieving world peace through planning standards and politics. Concepts of a safer city programme, Crime Prevention through Environmental Design... more
The paper examined the relevance of peace study in Urban and Regional Planning with a view to achieving world peace through planning standards and politics. Concepts of a safer city programme, Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) and citizens' participation anchored the study while relevant literature was reviewed.
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The paper examined the relevance and relationship of environmental justice in planning with a view to realizing its implication for planning education. Concepts of citizens' participation and urban governance anchored the study while... more
The paper examined the relevance and relationship of environmental justice in planning with a view to realizing its implication for planning education. Concepts of citizens' participation and urban governance anchored the study while relevant literature was reviewed
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The paper examined the relationship between safer cities and planning theory and practise with a view for improving planning education. Concept of safer cities anchored the study while relevant literature was reviewed.
Disaster is an inevitable consequence of negative human activities heaped on the environment. It is more pronounced in developing countries where level of preparedness was low in comparison with developed countries. It is against this... more
Disaster is an inevitable consequence of negative human activities heaped on the environment. It is more pronounced in developing countries where level of preparedness was low in comparison with developed countries. It is against this background that this study evaluates the level of households' preparedness on flood management along Apete river in Ibadan, Nigeria. Concept of disaster preparedness and environmental planning and management provided the analytical framework. Random sampling procedure was used to administer questionnaire in the study area. A structured questionnaire focusing on socioeconomic characteristics of residents, causes, effects of flood disaster, control measures and households' level of preparedness on flood management was administered to 172 households' heads (44 in Fanawole, 41 in Morubo, 35 in Papa, 2 in Apete-Oja and 27 in Akere). In-depth interview were conducted with community representatives on coping strategies employed. Qualitative data were content analyzed while quantitative data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and Pearson Product Moment Correlation at 0.05 level of significance. Causes of flood were attributed to heavy rainfall (97.1%), change in river course (45.3%), dumping of waste in water bodies (94.8%), poor drainage system (89.5%), dam failure (55.8%) and narrow bridges (77.9%). Respondents' mean values of the effects of flood were disruption of public and personal property (3.94), disruption of traffic flow (3.73) and destruction of agricultural land (3.35), loss of lives (3.22), outbreak of diseases (3.24) and sewage spill (3.25). The mean values of flood control measures adopted were: proper waste disposal (3.92), ensuring functional drainage (3.68), demolition of buildings along flood plain (3.22) and re-channelization of water bodies (2.62). While households' level of preparedness on flood management were: flood disaster campaign awareness (3.65), use of concrete embankment (3.41), vehicles' tyres as walkway (3.29), relocation of residents during rain peak period (3.33), erection of plank for residents' movement (3.17) and use of sand bag (3.12). There was significant relationship between the effects of flood disaster and households' preparedness on flood management (r=0.480). The study recommended the need for scaling up households' preparedness initiatives and effective development control measures, among others.
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This paper examined achieving peace and security through diplomacy. Violence and insecurity have been identified as the major factors that hampered peace and security in Nigeria. Causes, consequences and diplomacy of curing violence and... more
This paper examined achieving peace and security through diplomacy. Violence and insecurity have been identified as the major factors that hampered peace and security in Nigeria. Causes, consequences and diplomacy of curing violence and insecurity were discussed while diplomatic methods for sustaining national peace and security were explained.
The study examined the interrelationship between planning and politics in the context of Africa. Generic, systemic and process view of planning and politics were reviewed with a view to advancing the understanding of their operations as... more
The study examined the interrelationship between planning and politics in the context of Africa. Generic, systemic and process view of planning and politics were reviewed with a view to advancing the understanding of their operations as processes with almost the same inputs which emanate from man's needs, environmental issues and challenges but differs in output. Tracking the history of planning politics in Africa, it revealed that it is an aged long phenomenon and instrument being used by the government for physical development. Considering the indicators of planning politics such as meeting people's demand, decision-making process, overriding interest, public interest and implementation of plans revealed that planning and politics cannot be divorced.
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The study examined rapid urbanization and environmental poverty in residential areas of Agbowo, Ibadan, Nigeria. Systematic random sampling technique was used in selecting 169 (0.81%) out of 20,915 residential buildings in Agbowo. Pearson... more
The study examined rapid urbanization and environmental poverty in residential areas of Agbowo, Ibadan, Nigeria. Systematic random sampling technique was used in selecting 169 (0.81%) out of 20,915 residential buildings in Agbowo. Pearson Product Movement Correlation shows a significant mean relationship of r= 0.994; p<0.05 existed between urbanization and social facilities, follow by housing condition with mean relationship of r = 0.008; p< 0.05 and environmental pollution with mean relationship of r =-0.092; p<0.05. However, regression analysis shows that urbanization posed the highest challenges to social facilities with β = 0.998; p<0.05, followed by environmental pollution with β= 0.027; p<0.05 while housing conditions had no significant challenge with β= 0.011; P<0.05. Indicators of environmental poverty such as inadequate social facilities and environmental pollution are major challenges in residential areas of Agbowo due to rapid urbanization.
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The study examined the availability, physical environment, mode of transportation, demand and supply, and buying and selling of products in Oja'ba and Oje traditional markets, Ibadan, Nigeria. Systematic and accidental sampling methods... more
The study examined the availability, physical environment, mode of transportation, demand and supply, and buying and selling of products in Oja'ba and Oje traditional markets, Ibadan, Nigeria. Systematic and accidental sampling methods were used to sample 167 traders and 30 buyers from 3,347 traders and uncountable buyers in the markets. Concept of marketing and theory of consumer behaviour were used as an anchor for the study. Using descriptive and correlation coefficient, the findings of the study revealed that: there is 99% correlation between consumers level of patronage and market product, availability and affordability of market products influenced the increasing level of consumers' patronage, increase in the prices of market product are not significant as long as consumers' need satisfaction is a guarantee, demand for market products in the festive, peak and off-peak periods suggests an increase in the supply of the products, on-street trading dominates the markets, negotiation is being used as an instrument of resolution in price conflict between buyers and sellers. Upgrading to organized markets is being proposed in addressing the identified challenges of on-street trading, inadequate parking space, inadequate shop and store in the markets.
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Traditional markets in Nigeria attract often physical development which leads to the growth of the city with its attendant management challenges. This study appraises the management approaches of two traditional markets, Oja'ba and Oje in... more
Traditional markets in Nigeria attract often physical development which leads to the growth of the city with its attendant management challenges. This study appraises the management approaches of two traditional markets, Oja'ba and Oje in Ibadan, southwestern Nigeria, with the view of identifying myriads of challenges associated with the markets. Ibadan metropolis is made up of eleven (11) Local Government Areas, two (2) Local Government areas where traditional markets are highly predominant were randomly selected. One traditional market that is located at the core of Ibadan city was randomly selected from each Local Government areas. In Ibadan North East, Oje was selected, while Oja'ba was selected from Ibadan South West. Systematic and accidental sampling methods were used to sample traders and buyers in the markets. Qualitative and quantitative data were used for the study and they were sourced from both primary and secondary sources. Primary data were sourced through the use of questionnaire survey and key informant interview method on the key actors in the markets such as the traders, buyers and local government areas. The information collected from the questionnaire survey was analyzed using descriptive statistical method. The findings of the study reveals that there is no sufficient organized waste disposal, in the markets, 70% of their roads are without drains, 80% of the access roads within the markets are in poor condition, one public toilet was provided in each of the market which is not adequate to serve the population of the markets, on street parking characterized the markets because there is no parking facility for vehicles, no provision for water supply in the markets, trading on the highway dominates the markets, the markets council of elders saddled with the responsibility of managing the markets are not effective which resulted to the identified challenges facing the markets. Strategies were proposed to address the identified challenges in the markets, among these are ; embarkation on community self-help programs, government intervention , provision for redevelopment program, creation of management committees that would see to the maintenance and sustainability of the proposed amenities, facilities and utilities for the markets.