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Factors influencing road setbacks and urban open space encroachment by traders in Nigeria: a narrative review

In many developing countries, especially Nigeria, informal sector activities such as roadside trading, hawking as well as roadside squatting has become increasingly prevalent. Although these activities are often seen as survival strategies for the low-income population with no other means of earning...

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Main Authors: Tijjani, Abdulyekeen Olawale, Hassan, Sitti Asmah, Mohd. Lazi, Mohd. Khairul Afzan, Farah, Bayero Salih
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2023
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HE Transportation and Communications
TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/107748/1/AbdulyekeenOlawale2023_FactorsInfluencingRoadSetbacksandUrban.pdf
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1274/1/012018
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spelling my.utm.1077482024-10-02T06:35:55Z http://eprints.utm.my/107748/ Factors influencing road setbacks and urban open space encroachment by traders in Nigeria: a narrative review Tijjani, Abdulyekeen Olawale Hassan, Sitti Asmah Mohd. Lazi, Mohd. Khairul Afzan Farah, Bayero Salih HE Transportation and Communications TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) In many developing countries, especially Nigeria, informal sector activities such as roadside trading, hawking as well as roadside squatting has become increasingly prevalent. Although these activities are often seen as survival strategies for the low-income population with no other means of earning a living, nonetheless, they have negative impacts on the environment and traffic flow and can also compromise the safety and security of the traders. This study aims to explore the factors that contribute to the growth of this phenomenon on encroached highways, urban roads, and open spaces, and to examine its effects on both the environment and the traders. Using a narrative review approach, the research analysed relevant books, journals, conference papers, reports, and policy documents extracted from Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholars databases. The study findings revealed that economic crises and high levels of unemployment in developing countries have led to an increase in street trading and roadside vending. In addition, the lack of effective urban planning and enforcement of development control laws has also played a significant role in the proliferation of these activities on encroached urban roads and green spaces. Consequently, on highways, the absence of organized and standardized Rest and Service Areas (RSA) at regular intervals in developing countries, especially Nigeria, has facilitated the emergence of roadside markets. Furthermore, this situation is compounded by the location of agrarian settlements along the highways. Thus, to address these issues, the research recommends that the government reorganize, integrate, and upscale the activities of street traders, while also improving urban planning and enforcing road right-of-way barriers to protect urban green spaces and conclusively, the introduction of standard RSA at regular intervals along highways would provide motorists with necessary rest and services, discouraging them from stopping indiscriminately on transits, which often leads to the emergence of roadside markets. 2023 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/107748/1/AbdulyekeenOlawale2023_FactorsInfluencingRoadSetbacksandUrban.pdf Tijjani, Abdulyekeen Olawale and Hassan, Sitti Asmah and Mohd. Lazi, Mohd. Khairul Afzan and Farah, Bayero Salih (2023) Factors influencing road setbacks and urban open space encroachment by traders in Nigeria: a narrative review. In: International Graduate Conference of Built Environment and Surveying 2023, GBES 2023, 17 September 2023 - 18 September 2023, Hybrid, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1274/1/012018
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topic HE Transportation and Communications
TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
spellingShingle HE Transportation and Communications
TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Tijjani, Abdulyekeen Olawale
Hassan, Sitti Asmah
Mohd. Lazi, Mohd. Khairul Afzan
Farah, Bayero Salih
Factors influencing road setbacks and urban open space encroachment by traders in Nigeria: a narrative review
description In many developing countries, especially Nigeria, informal sector activities such as roadside trading, hawking as well as roadside squatting has become increasingly prevalent. Although these activities are often seen as survival strategies for the low-income population with no other means of earning a living, nonetheless, they have negative impacts on the environment and traffic flow and can also compromise the safety and security of the traders. This study aims to explore the factors that contribute to the growth of this phenomenon on encroached highways, urban roads, and open spaces, and to examine its effects on both the environment and the traders. Using a narrative review approach, the research analysed relevant books, journals, conference papers, reports, and policy documents extracted from Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholars databases. The study findings revealed that economic crises and high levels of unemployment in developing countries have led to an increase in street trading and roadside vending. In addition, the lack of effective urban planning and enforcement of development control laws has also played a significant role in the proliferation of these activities on encroached urban roads and green spaces. Consequently, on highways, the absence of organized and standardized Rest and Service Areas (RSA) at regular intervals in developing countries, especially Nigeria, has facilitated the emergence of roadside markets. Furthermore, this situation is compounded by the location of agrarian settlements along the highways. Thus, to address these issues, the research recommends that the government reorganize, integrate, and upscale the activities of street traders, while also improving urban planning and enforcing road right-of-way barriers to protect urban green spaces and conclusively, the introduction of standard RSA at regular intervals along highways would provide motorists with necessary rest and services, discouraging them from stopping indiscriminately on transits, which often leads to the emergence of roadside markets.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Tijjani, Abdulyekeen Olawale
Hassan, Sitti Asmah
Mohd. Lazi, Mohd. Khairul Afzan
Farah, Bayero Salih
author_facet Tijjani, Abdulyekeen Olawale
Hassan, Sitti Asmah
Mohd. Lazi, Mohd. Khairul Afzan
Farah, Bayero Salih
author_sort Tijjani, Abdulyekeen Olawale
title Factors influencing road setbacks and urban open space encroachment by traders in Nigeria: a narrative review
title_short Factors influencing road setbacks and urban open space encroachment by traders in Nigeria: a narrative review
title_full Factors influencing road setbacks and urban open space encroachment by traders in Nigeria: a narrative review
title_fullStr Factors influencing road setbacks and urban open space encroachment by traders in Nigeria: a narrative review
title_full_unstemmed Factors influencing road setbacks and urban open space encroachment by traders in Nigeria: a narrative review
title_sort factors influencing road setbacks and urban open space encroachment by traders in nigeria: a narrative review
publishDate 2023
url http://eprints.utm.my/107748/1/AbdulyekeenOlawale2023_FactorsInfluencingRoadSetbacksandUrban.pdf
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