IMPACT OF RENEWAL STRATEGIES IN IBADAN METROPOLIS, NIGERIA.

Malik, N.A.* and Azeez, A.D.

Urban renewals in most urban centres in Nigeria focused on the provision of infrastructural facilities to improve the living standards of the people. The aim of this study is to examine the impact of renewal strategies in Ibadan metropolis. Data sources used in the study were both primary and secondary. Five (5) LGAs representing 45.45% were purposively selected because of the high concentration of renewal programmes in these LGAs. The 2006 Population and Housing Census (Priority Tables for LGA) was used to determine the number of households in the selected LGAs. A total of 0.75% of household heads was selected in each of the five LGAs giving a total of 250. The distribution of questionnaire started by pure random selection of the first house (respondent) to determine the starting point from which the administration proceeded systematically at an interval of three (3) houses. The GPS locations of infrastructural facilities collected was processed using Arc-GIS tool to depict the pattern of the renewal programmes in the study area. The result of the analysis showed that 47.2%, 36.4% and 9.6% of the respondents claimed that the renewal programmes had positive impact, both (negative and positive) and negative impacts on them respectively. Furthermore, 51.9%, 50.2%, 46.4% and 47.2% of the respondents claimed that there were improved access to safe water, improved accessibility (due to road construction), and improved environmental cleanliness as well as access to recreational facilities respectively. The study therefore recommends that these programmes should be sustained and incorporated as policy documents of state government in the study area and beyond. This will help in improving the living conditions of the people.

Key words: Renewal, Programmes, Impact, Residents, Nigeria.