EFFECTS OF LAND USE CONVERSION AND TRANSPORT ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN KANO METROPOLIS, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study assesses the effects of land use conversion and transport affect on economic development in Kano metropolis, Kano State, Nigeria. The study used a cross sectional survey design and the data was collected using structured questionnaire. The researcher used purposive sampling procedure in selecting eight local governments in Kano state. This is as a result of intensity of combating residential land to commercial purposes. The sample size of 398 respondents was determined from the total population of 74,878 using Yamane formula. From the regressions result, the study found that the economic activities connected to road had a positive coefficient and was statistically significant. Access to road transport in marketing agricultural produce had positive coefficient and was statistically significant. Flow of business activities in the settlement had a positive coefficient and was statistically significant. Number of periodic markets had a positive coefficient and was statistically significant at 5% level. Employment generation had a positive coefficient and was statistically significant at 10% level. It was recommended that all stakeholders (community, government, NGO, private organisations) should take this very serious in reconstructing and monitoring the roads for the livelihood of the community. That government should provide a policy that will reduce the movement of these types of old vehicles leading to delays in transportation for both people and goods.