LANDUSE CHARACTERISTICS OF AUTOMOBILE WORKSHOPS IN LAGOS METROPOLIS, NIGERIA

Journal of African Development Studies Pub Date : 2023-06-30 DOI:10.56302/jads.v10i1.8355

S. Olanrewaju, Musibau Jelili

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This paper evaluates the landuse characteristics of automobile workshops in Lagos Metropolis with a view to proffering recommendations that will aid the control of automobile workshops in the study area and similar urban centres in the country. To achieve this, a total survey of the formal workshops in the metropolis was done, while 389 informal workshops located on both sides of purposively selected roads in the metropolis were sampled. Further, a 300-meter radius was delineated around each sampled automobile workshop for landuse characterization. Percentages, Analysis of variance, and query function of the Geographic Information System were used to investigate the landuse characteristics of the automobile workshops. The study discovered that automobile workshops in Lagos metropolis are located in dense residential areas, though formal automobile workshops tend to locate in denser neigbhourhoods than informal ones. These workshops are situated on an average area of 6636 square meters with about 70% of the land area developed. However, workshops do not comply with spatial planning standards, especially road setbacks. It is therefore recommended that mass awareness and effective development control be put in place by officials of Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development.

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尼日利亚拉各斯大都市汽车车间土地利用特征

本文评估了拉各斯大都市汽车车间的土地利用特征，以期提供有助于控制研究区域和该国类似城市中心汽车车间的建议。为了实现这一目标，对大都市的正式车间进行了全面调查，同时对位于大都市中故意选择的道路两侧的389个非正式车间进行了抽样。此外，在每个采样的汽车车间周围划定了300米的半径，以进行土地利用表征。采用百分比法、方差分析法和地理信息系统查询功能对汽车车间的土地利用特征进行了调查。研究发现，拉各斯大都市的汽车车间位于密集的居民区，尽管正规的汽车车间往往位于比非正规的更密集的社区。这些车间的平均占地面积为6636平方米，约70%的土地面积已开发。然而，车间不符合空间规划标准，特别是道路挫折。因此，建议拉各斯州自然规划和城市发展部的官员提高大众的认识并实行有效的发展控制。

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