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Item Effect of Demographic Features on Household Residential Mobility in Bida(School of Environmental Technology International Conference 2024 (SETIC 2024),School of Environmental Technology, Federal University of Technology Minna, Niger State Nigeria, 2024) Samuel j.; Kemiki O.A.; Ajayi M.T.A.; Musa H. D.; Olawale A.A.This study examined the impact of demographic characteristics on household residential mobility in Bida, Nigeria. Residential mobility, a critical aspect of urban dynamics, is influenced by various demographic factors including age, income, education level, household size, and employment status. Through a descriptive survey approach, the study administered questionnaires on 385 residents of selected neighbourhoods in the study area with 276 questionnaires, indicating 83.6, returned valid for analysis. The collected data were analysed descriptively with frequency tables, percentage distribution and mean values. Findings of the study indicated a steady pattern of residential mobility across the selected neighbourhoods with high income earners more susceptible to mobility than their low-income counterparts. It was further observed that highly educated and younger households exhibit greater mobility, often seeking improved housing conditions and employment opportunities. In contrast, lower-income households tend to have lower mobility rates, constrained by economic limitations and affordability issues. This implies that economic demographic feature (income, employment and home ownership status) is more effective than social features (age, marital status, religion, cultural and social ties) in determining residential mobility (weighted mean score of 3.55 for social features and 3.66 for economic features). The study highlights the importance of understanding demographic influences on residential mobility to inform urban planning and housing policies aimed at fostering equitable and sustainable urban development by concluding that demographic features indeed influence residential mobility pattern over time. The need for policy formulation, such as improvement of economic possibilities, encouragement of affordable house ownership, and the promotion of education and skill development, are recommended.Item Air Quality Assessment of Solid Waste Dumps in Residential Neighbourhoods of Makurdi Town(Environmental Technology & Science Journal.Ajol.info, 2021) Musa H. D.; Onoja O. O; Santali B. N.The environs of urban centres in most developing countries are facing a serious depreciation in terms of quality of life caused by inadequate or poor solid waste management systems. Municipal solid waste management has been a challenging task for many cities. This study, therefore, assesses the effect of disposed neighbourhood solid waste on the air quality in Makurdi town. MSA Altair 5X Multi-gas Detector manufactured by Mine Safety Appliance Company USA was employed to measure the concentration of ambient air in the dumpsite’s environment in the neighbourhoods. The ambient air quality measured were compared with regulatory standards of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency for Environmental Pollution Control in Nigeria which stipulated emission limits of pollutants from stationary sources such as from a site, process, stack and vent. Findings reveal poor ambient air quality in waste dumps due to the presence of concentrations of potentially harmful pollutants around solid waste dumpsites in Wadata and North Bank areas among the five selected neighbourhoods. The result shows the mean concentration of carbon monoxide (CO) gas (16.0ppm), H2S (M =10.51ppm), and CH4 (M = 12.17ppm) recorded in Wadata, and North Bank: CO (M=12.16ppm), H2S (M = 4.17ppm), and CH4 (M = 4.16ppm) recorded were above the regulatory standards recommended.Item Assessment of the Contribution of Environmental Attributes to Residential Property Rental Value in Abuja(Environmental Technology and Science Journal,ajol.info, 2022) Ayeni O. F.,; Kemiki O. A.,; Popoola N.; Musa H. D.The contribution of environmental attributes in residential price determination is premised on the issue relating to inefficient attributes pricing. The study analysed three environmental attributes such as structural, neighbourhood and natural attributes of the environment with a view to determining its hedonic value upon which residential property price is derived. In order to achieve the aim of the study, a sample size of 2401 was drawn out of 104166 properties using estimation method; 50% estimation rate and precision range of ±4 were adopted in estimating the sample size. The study administered two set of structured questionnaires; one to Estate Surveyor and Valuer firms to collect data on rental values (2008-2019) and second questionnaires were administered on the respondents to collect information on condition of environmental attributes using the census and simple random sampling method technique. Hedonic regression was employed to analyse the data. Environmental attributes were scored based on current condition and ratio scale was used alongside the average property value. The result revealed that neighbourhood attributes contributed between 60.3% -71.6%, natural attributes contributed between 60.3%-71.7% while structural attributes contributed between 66.8%-75.1% in determining the property values across the selected areas. The result of mixed regression analyses further revealed that environmental attributes contributed about 70.1% in determining the value of property in the selected areas. Environmental attributes such as natural and man-made water supply, road, quality wall-structure and floor, landscape, bathroom and streetlight contributed significantly in the determination of property values across the study areas. The study therefore concludes that the value of environmental amenity should be captured in the price of residential properties close to it. It is recommended that every stakeholders in the built environmental advocate for quality and even distribution of common environmental facilities that are key to development of property market in Nigeria.