Geography

This paper analyses the temporal pattern of activities of the people in Ilorin especially the length of time spent on each activity. Data were collected from 500 residents of Ilorin, each of whom completed a time budget diary over one week. Descriptive statistics and analysis of variance were used to summarize the data and to test the research hypotheses. The result shows that the activities were fixed in time and three variables: age, income and occupation were the major determinants of the time spent on the activities. The study also shows clearly that the temporal structure of activity in Ilorin is different from what obtains in Western cities where there is flexibility in the usage of time.

This paper analyses the spatial pattern of activity linkages of people in Ilorin especially the types, location and the spatial pattern of the linkages among the diverse activities. Data were collected from 500 residents of Ilorin, each of whom completed a time budget diary over one week. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the data while probability transition analysis was used to analyse the linkages between the activities.  The 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 occurs in Western cities where there is strict zonation in the usage of space. It therefore, follows that in planning facilities and infrastructures, they should be located in focal points because if there is a demonstrable linkage between two activities in space, it makes sense to locate the facilities housing them in the same space s...

This paper analyses the determinants of daily temporal behavioural pattern of residents of Ilorin especially the length of time spent on their activities. Data were collected from 500 residents of Ilorin, each of whom completed a time budget diary over one week. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the data while Principal Component Analysis was used to test the research hypotheses. The result shows that the activities were fixed in time and three variables: age, income and occupation were the major determinants of the time spent on the activities. The study also shows clearly that the temporal structure of activity in Ilorin is different from what obtains in Western cities where there is flexibility in the usage of time. Keywords: behavioural pattern, daily activities, structural determinants, temporal fixity, time budget, time geography

The paper analyses Spatial nature of activities of the people in Ilorin especially the length of time spent on each activity. Data were collected from 500 residents of Ilorin, each of whom completed a time budget diary over one week. Descriptive statistics wereused to summarize the data while stepwise regression analysis was used to determine the factors responsible for the spatial fixity of respondents’ activities. The result shows that the activities were fixed in time and three variables: age, income and occupation were the major determinants of the time spent on the activities. The study also shows clearly that the temporal structure of activity in Ilorin is different from what obtains in Western cities where there is flexibility in the usage of time.

This study examines the effect of land use on road traffic accident in Zaria. Both primary and secondary data were used for this study. In the primary method, questionnaires were purposively administrated to respondents along six selected major roads in urban Zaria area. Whereas, in the secondary method, the State Urban Development Board provided information on land use. Also the Federal Road Safety Command Zaria unit provides record of accidents along the six selected roads, which were referred to as identified accidents routes (IAD). The accessibility index together with crude capacity and potential generation rate of vehicular traffic were used to analyze the data obtained. The result showed a high and moderate utilized roads in Urban Zaria, and that more accidents occur in the high utilize roads. While the product moment correlation result revealed that there is a strong relationship between the traffic flow and the occurrence of road traffic accident. It was also discovered tha...

Researches in environmental planning in developing countries are largely dominated by provision of infrastructures such as housing, transportation, sewage disposal etc. Very few works have examined an important aspect of planning, that is, landscape planning. This work, therefore, examines the importance of landscape planning not only as an avenue for preservation of identity, but as a source of tourist attraction and revenue generation for the country. This is because tourism all over the world is an instrument of socio-economic development, it also promotes peace and stability in developing countries by providing jobs, generating income, diversifying the economy, protecting the environment and promoting cross-cultural awareness. Keywords: development planning, national development, tourism attraction, tourism potential, valued landscapes, Yoruba

This study examined the economic benefits of Gombe International Airport. The study used
secondary and primary data acquired from questionnaire survey. The respondents for the
questionnaire survey were randomly selected from the passengers, and purposively sampled from
the management and staff at the airport. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and
line graph. Findings revealed that the airport has attracted local and foreign investors to the
region; created job opportunities; provided a lot of revenues, and boosted the regional and
international trade in the area. However, the growth of the airport is constrained by inadequate
facilities and infrastructure. It is therefore recommended to upgrade the facilities and
infrastructures at the airport in order to increase the economic benefits of the airport.
Keywords: Aviation industry, Air transport, Economic benefit, Gombe State International
Airport.

This study compared the level of fuelwood utilization in and around Ikara Local Government
Area of Kaduna state. The data for this study was acquired from both primary and secondary
sources. The primary data was obtained through structured interview and questionnaire survey.
The respondents were selected from both rural and urban Ikara. Stratified sampling method
was used in administering the questionnaires. The data was analyzed using descriptive and
inferential statistics. Results showed that Baobab (Adansonia digitata) is the predominant tree
used for fuelwood in the area. Other tree species that are used for fuelwood in the area include
Locust bean (Parkia biglobosa), Acacia (senegalia greggii), Tamarindus (Tamarindus indica),
and Neem (Azadirachta indica). In addition, findings revealed that the demand for fuelwood is
higher in rural Ikara where family sizes are higher and the fuelwood sources are more readily
available than in urban Ikara. It was also found that the demand for fuelwood is not only
influenced by family size and population growth, but accessibility, affordability and availability
are other important determinants. Government should embark on intensive afforestation and
mobilize people to engage in public and private afforestation programs in the area. In addition,
people should be properly enlightened on the environmental implications on fuelwood
consumption in the area. Also, laws regulating cutting down of trees should be reviewed and
enforced by the government.
Keywords: Fuelwood; Utilization; Rural Ikara; Urban Ikara.

The geographic spread of telecommunication masts, particularly Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) in urban Zaria has painted a very noticeable aerial picture of the city, yet worried of indiscriminate installation of the base stations and the claims that the masts radiate electromagnetic field (ETF) rays which are injurious to health, this study analyzed the spatial distribution of GSM base stations (masts) in Zaria Urban area, Kaduna State, Nigeria. The existing base stations (masts) were identified and mapped using World Health Organization (WHO) (2007) regulations for locating a GSM Base Stations; that Mast should be erected ten (10) metres away from the residential areas. Spatial data of the GSM base stations (masts), Quickbird Satellite image of urban Zaria, Record from field survey, Geographic Positioning System (GPS), various service providers and Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) were used for the study. The criteria for the location and distribution of the base station masts were also tested using the 10m buffer zone tests. The result revealed 116 GSM Base Stations in the study area, out of which only 16 masts complied, while the remaining 100 do not comply with the standard of WHO. Finally the spatial distribution of these facilities within the residential areas also exposed such areas to the effect of electromagnetic radiations. The regulatory agencies should keep checks on service providers that violate the 10m and 12 m of siting GSM Base stations away from residential areas and remove the wrongly sited masts. Finally there should be proper awareness to the public media and schools on the possible health risk of electromagnetic radiations for people living close to GSM Base stations.
Key words: Distributions, GIS, GSM Base Station, Health Hazard

This paper reports the results of a study on the spatial distribution of Globacom base stations in Zaria urban area, Kaduna State, Nigeria. The specific objective of the exercise was to identify the arrangement and pattern of the base stations .The data for the Coordinate of base station were obtained using Global Positioning System (GPS) and geographical information system (GIS) was used in this research. The nearest neighbor analysis was used in the exercise. Results obtained show that the Rn value calculated was 1.140039 which means that the distribution is toward random spacing.it is concluded that Globacom erected their base stations anywhere in the area to improve their operator's economy and services without considering planning sites. It is recommended that planning authorities shut down the facilities of the operator that is located anyhow without considering planning sites or suitable sites because it reduces the environment aesthetics and also expose the public to possible health risk 1

This study aims to assess the effectiveness of the MDG target as it concerns, the state of education in Zaria. One of the educational challenges faced in developing countries is how to know which school to send children to. This is mainly due to lack of detailed information as to, what school offers, what type of education, and at what fee. But with Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) providing information about  secondary schools, Millennium Development Goals’ (MDGs’) for achieve universal primary education will be achieved. The development of geospatial database information system of secondary schools for Zaria education zones, was embarked upon to provide timely, consistent and accurate information to decision makers for use in achieving this particular target of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). GIS is that decision making technology, which integrates ‘spatially referenced data’ with a problem solving environment. The study specifically finds the geo-spatial facilities of Secondary Schools in the study area it also explores and explains the characteristics of the geo-spatial facilities identified, and also establish the geo-referenced of locating Secondary Schools, and  create a geo-spatial database of facilities in the study area..  The method employed was to acquire both spatial and attribute data of every secondary school in Zaria education zones. The spatially referenced database was created using Microsoft Access 2007, questionnaire ,Checklist and ILWIS 3.3 software. The database was queried and the results of the queries analyzed. The result shows that the numbers of schools keep on increasing and so the number of staff and students enrolment. Few schools had teachers with Masters Degree, also only 2 schools have almost all the facilities required, but the quality of teaching staff is poor, likewise in most of the schools visited especially the ones in Zaria and Sabon Gari Local Governments, the schools were overcrowded. 80% of the Schools had over 100 students per class and a population of 50-100 students was recorded in only 11% of the schools visited in the study area and 9% of the schools had less than 50 students in a class which were mostly in Soba Local Government and Kudan Local Government.