Transport and Sustainable Livelihood in Lagos - Badagry Peri - Urban areas, Nigeria

dc.contributor.authorAlade, A
dc.contributor.authorOlaseni, A
dc.contributor.authorIlechukwu, V
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-13T08:18:43Z
dc.date.available2020-01-13T08:18:43Z
dc.date.issued2019-11-20
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study explores the influence of transport on sustainable livelihood in selected peri-urban areas of Lagos-Badagry corridor,southwest Nigeria to establish transport improvement priorities for sustainable livelihood. Data was collected from 129 systematically selected respondents in 3 out of 12 peri-urban settlements. Inferential statistics and sustainable livelihood framework (SLF) were used for data analyses. Findings revealed that majority (51.9%) of residents do not own vehicles and rely on public transport for livelihoods related trips. The relative significance analysis revealed that transport system had significant and positive impact on the sustainable livelihood of respondents (mean index = 3.47) and the highest impact being opportunity to invest in economic opportunities (relative significant index = 3.84). The study concludes that access to good public transport enhances peri-urban residents’ ability to secure sustainable livelihoods. It therefore, recommends the rehabilitation of the major roads and effective traffic management along the peri-urban transport corridors for sustainable livelihoods developmenten_US
dc.identifier.citationAlade,A., Olaseni, A and Ilechukwu, V (2019). Transport and Sustainable Livelihood in Lagos-Badagry peri-urban areas, Nigeria. Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania, 21(1): 95 - 114en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/7347
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherClarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvaniaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJournal of Sustainable Development in Africa;Vol.21(1)
dc.subjectTransporten_US
dc.subjectMorbilityen_US
dc.subjectTravelen_US
dc.subjectSustainable livelihoodsen_US
dc.subjectPeri-urban areasen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::FORESTRY, AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES and LANDSCAPE PLANNINGen_US
dc.titleTransport and Sustainable Livelihood in Lagos - Badagry Peri - Urban areas, Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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