RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY AND SOCIO-SPATIAL SORTING IN KADUNA METROPOLIS, NIGERIA

Abstract

Residential mobility is a process which has significant effect on the urbanscape. The preferred directional bias of the mover households in Kaduna metropolis typifies the Schelling’s model of residential tipping which ultimately resulted in residential segregation. The level of the segregation was subjected to analysis by the use of multigroup analog, and was found to be 0.58. This index is moderately high. Also, residential mobility, amongst other factors led to the expansion of the metropolis, strengthen family ties and above all led to the socio-spatial sorting of the residents. This study recommends continuous research in residential mobility because it is very useful in the forecast of future landuse patterns which are critical to urban development.

Keywords

• residential mobility, urbanscape, households, residential tipping, residential segregation, multigroup analog, socio-spatial sorting, residents