Influence of Street Vending on Environmental Degradation along Abuja-Keffi Express-Way, Nigeria

Thomas U. Omali¹

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.11 , Issue.4 , pp.59-62, Dec-2023

Online published on Dec 31, 2023

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Abstract :
The surge in rural-urban migration usually influences virtually all urban ecosystems positively and negatively. It usually culminates to overpopulation, which in turn influences a high rate of unemployment in the cities. Consequently, a multitude of people engage in street vending. The purpose of this research is to assess the influence of street vending on environmental degradation along Abuja-Keffi expressway, Nigeria. Location data of major vending spots in the study area were acquired using Garmin 78s Handheld GPS. Also, a well-structured questionnaire was used to acquire the demographic data of the respondents. Furthermore, simple percentages and descriptive statistics were utilized for organizing and evaluating, and presentation of the data respectively. Results show that the indiscriminate disposal of waste from street hawking activities has a significant environmental effect.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Cities, land defacement, pollution, refuse, urbanization

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