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Item Impact of Urban Expansion on Agricultural Land in Minna, Niger State Nigeria(Proceedings of the 5th School of Environmental Technology International Conference (SETIC 2024), October, 2024, 2024) Muhammad Halima; Haruna D. MusaArable agricultural land has been threatened by many factors among which is rapid rate of urbanization. The study assessed the impact of urban expansion on agricultural land towards sustainable land use policy in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria. Remote sensing data provided useful estimations of agricultural land loss on a regional scale. Satellite data of period from 2000-2020 were collected to analyze the extent of land change dynamics in Minna and to determine the impact of changing pattern of urban expansion on agricultural land in Minna. Remote sensing image processing, supervised classification technique using a Support Vector Machine (SVM) classification algorithm was employed based on five land use (Agricultural land, built-up area, bare surface, Natural vegetation, water bodies) classes. The analysis results reveal a decline in agricultural land and increase in the built-up area indicating an encroachment on agricultural land. The result shows a significant modification in land use landcover observed as agricultural lands underwent noticeable decline by 20.816km2 whereas built up area increased substantially by a value of 37.23km2. The land use landcover projection result revealed that 76% of urban expansion will result in 24% of agricultural land loss by year 2030 in Minna. In conclusion, the urban expansion has significant impact on agricultural land loss in the study area. Overcoming urban encroachment into agricultural lands requires adequate policy formulations amenable to sustainable urban planning and development. The results highlight the need for policy makers and synergies between urban and land management authorities, as well as the Ministry of Agriculture to implement policies to protect agricultural land.Item Sustainable City: Assessing the Community Happiness of Residents in Putrajaya Municipality Malaysia(Review of European Studies Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2017) Haruna D. Musa; Mohd R. Yacob; Ahmad M. Abdullah; Mohd Y. IshakWith the recent establishment of linkages between characteristics of the community and subjective well-being of residents by a sociologist, the ability to design and monitor urban development that enables human and environmental well-being becomes necessary. Developing communities sustainably require resilient economic, environmental, social and governance systems. This study assesses community happiness based on perceived satisfaction of sustainable development interventions in urban areas. A sample of 400 residents was selected to complete the self-reported survey on specific items on a 10-point response scale (1 means “very dissatisfied” and 10 means “very satisfied”). The sample comprised of residents between 18 years of age and above who lived and works in the town, outside and identified with the communities in the city. The results show that the environmental well-being (M=7.69, SD=1.59), social well-being (M=6.96, SD=1.73), and urban governance (M=6.69, SD=1.61), and economic well-being (M=6.19, SD=2.01) respectively were positively perceived to contribute to the overall community happiness (M=6.88). The findings suggest that investments unto the dimensions could lead to a more optimistic outlook for sustainable community future. The study contributed to the literature on the connection between subjective well-being and sustainable development, and also the measure of community happiness in local context using subjective approach, particularly in Malaysia.Item Analysis of Factors influencing Neighbourhood Ties among Residents in Minna, Niger State.(Journal of Environmental Technology (JETSET-FUTA).Publication of School of Environmental Technology, The Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria, 2020) Umar Musa Abdullahi; Haruna D. MusaNeighbourhood ties is a concept that has received considerable interest recently due to its Probability of reducing insecurity, enhance community life, togetherness, and quality of life. Neighbourhood ties to some extent is a slippery concept and complex to quantify but can be measured by the strength of its influencing factors such as the degree to which people interact, trust one another and feeling of commitment. This studytherefore assesses factors that influence neighbourhood ties in Minna. The study employed quantitative approach using structured questionnaire. A total of 420 residences were randomly sampled from eight (8) neighbourhoods in Minna. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was used to examine the factors that influence neighbourhood ties among residents. The study found that five out of the six (6) factors examined influenceneighbourhood ties in Minna. These factors were sense of community, sense of belonging, neighbourliness, access to facilities/services and community engagement. The five factors have Eigenvalue >land contributed a total of 74.71%cumulativevariance, each factor achieved level of reliability determined by the Cronbach's Alpha value >0.70.Sense of community (0.93), sense of belonging (0.89), neighbourliness (0.85), access to facilities/services (0.84) and community engagement (0.71). This study suggests that these factors determined by EFA have demonstrated a good reliability to assess neighbourhood ties among residents to wards sustainable neighbourhood's development in Minna.Item Whither Urban and Regional Planning? An Investigation into the Popularity of and Satisfaction with Urban and Regional Planning as a Course of Study among Secondary School and University Students in Nigeria.(Journal of the Nigeria Institute of Town Planners, 2022) Wole Morenikeji; Haruna D. Musa; Olaide AkandeThe study examined the level of awareness of Urban and Regional Planning (URP) both asa course anda profession among553secondaryschooland 453undergraduatestudentsof Urban and Regional Planning across responding universities in Nigeria.It was observed that about 70% of the secondary school students correctly identified what Town Planners do, about 96% of them recognized the need for Town Planners and almost half offered Geography (41.38%) or like Geography (50.83%). Also, URP was not among the popular courses of choice to be pursued at the tertiary level among the students. From the four-year admission data obtained from the Federal University of Technology Minna, about half (241) of the 485 Candidates were admitted from those rejected from the Architecture Department. Overall, about 70% of URP students felt satisfied with the course and 87% will recommend it to others. Therefore, the study recommends up-scaling of career talks centring on the job prospects for URP graduates. This should be complemented by strong advocacy in the government circle on the need to create vacancies for planners in planning-oriented agencies.Item Waste Generation and Trend among Households in Bida Town(Nigeria Journal of Oil and Gas Technology, 2022) Muhammad S. Babasaba; Haruna D. Musa; Memunat O. AkanbiUrbanization bring about an increase in population with consequent increase in municipal solid waste generation in Bida, a town with significance economic, social, cultural, environmental, and national tourism influence as heritage setting. However, there is dearth of basic data for solid waste management design. This study was carried out to quantify and characterize the solid waste generated by households within Bida town. A total of 400 households were sampled using a stratified random techniques base on ‘core traditional’ and ‘modern’ settings. The study employed experimental approach involves the weighing of household’s daily solid waste generation three consecutive days for four months using weighing Scale after sorting. The per capita waste generation and future waste generation was estimated. The result reveals that 1,085 kg of solid wastes was generated at the average generation rate of 0.47 kg/capita/day in Bida. This indicated that based on this rate the town have generated 150.49 metric tons of solid waste per day, equivalent to 55million tons in that same year (2020). The scenario is estimated to increase to 299.58 metric tons per day at an average generation rate of 0.64kg/capita and 1.09billion tons for the year 2030 based on projected population of 468,096 of the town. This study revealed rapid increase in the rate of household solid waste generation in Bida, thus recommends modalities to exploit recycling option to or by converting solid waste to energy thus a good solution for waste management.Item PATTERN OF SPRAWL DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE ABUJA – KEFFI HIGHWAY CORRIDOR IN THE NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA(International Journal for Disaster and Development Interface, 2024) Sabo Jibrin; Asimiyu M Junaid; Haruna D. MusaThe rapid expansion of urban areas worldwide is widely attributed to the growth of urban populations. The objective of this study is to examine the expansion of urban sprawl in the North Central area of Nigeria, specifically along the Abuja-Keffi highway corridor, over 29 years, from 1991 to 2020. The study utilized satellite imagery from three distinct spatiotemporal intervals (1991–2003, 2003–2015, and 2015–2020) and incorporated three different types of Landsat sensors, namely Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM), Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+), and Operational Land Imager (OLI). The study employed image processing and land use classification analysis techniques to generate land use and land cover (LULC). The analysis of the data reveals that there has been a significant increase in sprawling development along the Abuja-Keffi highway corridor. The built-up area of the region has undergone significant expansion over the past three decades, with the urbanized land area increasing from 1081.98 hectares (4.96%) in 1991 to 10263.15 hectares in 2020, accounting for 47.06% of the total built-up area. The research also documented two distinct forms of urban growth, specifically linear and leapfrog, throughout the corridor. The research recommends regional urban policy, urban growth boundaries as well as effective and efficient development control mechanisms in the selected settlements along the corridor. The Abuja Municipal Area Council and Karu Local Government are urged to promote urban renewal and infrastructure development through private partnerships, sustainable policies, waste management systems, and community engagement.