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<p>Segregation in the housing sector has exposed urban dwellers to series of unfavourable conditions in most cities of developing countries, which are as a result several factors. This paper is aimed at examining the factors influencing segregation in the housing neighbourhoods of Minna, Nigeria. Two-stage cluster sampling methods were adopted in the selection of neighbourhoods and households across the entire sample frame in the administration of 374 questionnaires across the 25 clustered neighbourhoods. Chi-square and Relative Importance Index (RII) as well as mean score to determine neighbourhood geographical segregation indicators pattern across all the 25 neighbourhoods in the study area. The study established that there is a significant difference between low, medium, and high density neighbourhoods in terms segregation factors in the study area. It was therefore suggested that a good urban governance structure should be put in place that will discourage class divisions among spatial entities of the city.</p>
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Segregation in the housing sector has exposed urban dwellers to series of unfavourable conditions in most cities of developing countries, which are as a result several factors. This paper is aimed at examining the factors influencing segregation in the housing neighbourhoods of Minna, Nigeria. Two-stage cluster sampling methods were adopted in the selection of neighbourhoods and households across the entire sample frame in the administration of 374 questionnaires across the 25 clustered neighbourhoods. Chi-square and Relative Importance Index (RII) as well as mean score to determine neighbourhood geographical segregation indicators pattern across all the 25 neighbourhoods in the study area. The study established that there is a significant difference between low, medium, and high density neighbourhoods in terms segregation factors in the study area. It was therefore suggested that a good urban governance structure should be put in place that will discourage class divisions among spatial entities of the city.

Factors Responsible for Socio-Spatial Segregation in the Housing Neighbourhoods of Minna, Nigeria

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Segregation in the housing sector has exposed urban dwellers to series of unfavourable conditions in most cities of developing countries, which are as a result...

Factors Responsible for Socio-Spatial Segregation in the Housing Neighbourhoods of Minna, Nigeria

Published Online: Jul 26, 2023

Page range: 82 - 89

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30540/sae-2023-008

Keywords
segregation, factors, urban space, neighbourhoods, housing

© 2023 Usman Abubakar Dzukogi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Public License.

Factors Responsible for Socio-Spatial Segregation in the Housing Neighbourhoods of Minna, Nigeria

Published Online: Jul 26, 2023

Page range: 82 - 89

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30540/sae-2023-008

Keywordssegregation, factors, urban space, neighbourhoods, housing

© 2023 Usman Abubakar Dzukogi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Public License.

Keywords
segregation, factors, urban space, neighbourhoods, housing