Residential Location and Intra-urban Mobility in a Developing Country

Some Empirical Observations from Benin City, Nigeria

Bibliographic Data

ID10860788
AuthorsA O Ozo (University of Benin, corresponding author)
Year1986
Volume23
Issue6
Pages457-470
Publication date1986-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueUrban Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0042-0980 • E-ISSN: 1360-063X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1080/00420988620080761
OpenAlexW2031638905
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited5

While rural-urban migration has been a major focus of studies in developing economies intra-city mobility has received very little attention. This article examines the locational pattern, and subsequent residential mobility, of new migrants in Benin City, Nigeria. The study shows that as a result of sentimental attachment to village of origin migrants from the adjoining rural region tend to have a bias in their city location for a sector of the city lying in the same direction with their village of origin and that this sentimental attachment reinforces the sectoral pattern of subsequent intra-urban mobility. The study observed a low rate of residential mobility, which even among those who have changed residence has not led to improvement in housing satisfaction. It also observed a pattern of out-migration from the inner zone of the city. The paper explores the policy impications of these

Benin city · Demographic economics · Developing country · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Residence · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

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