TABLE OF CONTENTS
Declaration………………………………………………………………………… - - .ii
Certification……………………………………………………………………………… - iii
Dedication………………………………………………………………………………….vi
Acknowledgement……………………………………………………………… - - - v
Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………….vi
Table of Contents………………………………………………………………………….vii
List of Tables………………………………………………………………………………..x
List of Figures……………………………………………………………………… - - ..xi
List of Plates……………………………………………………………………………….xii
Appendices……………………………………………………………………………… - xii
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………… - .1
1.1 Background to the Study ………………………………………………………….1
1.2 Statement of the Research Problem……………………………………………….6
1.3 Aim and Objectives………………………………………………………………..9
1.4 Hypothesis………………………………………………………………… - - 9
1.5 Scope of the Study……………………………………………………………….10
1.6 Justification of the Study……………………………………………………… - 10
CHAPTER TWO: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK AND LITERATURE REVIEW….12
2.1 Introduction………………………………………………………………………12
2.2 Conceptual Framework…………………………………………………………..12
2.2.1 The Concept of Road Transport Network………………………………………..12
2.2.2 The Concept of Urban Growth Patterns………………………………………….16
2.2.3 The Concept of Remote Sensing……………………………………………… - 17
2.3 Literature Review……………………………………………………………… - 18
2.3.1 Transportation and National Development………………………………………18
2.3.2 Transportation and Local Economic Development…………………………… - 20
2.3.3 Road Transport Development……………………………………………………21
2.3.4 Impact of Road Transportation on the Nigerian Economy………………………22
2.3.5 Historical Development of Road Transport in Nigeria…………………………..26
2.3.6 Road Transport Development and Urban Growth……………………………….27
2.3.7 Urban Road Transport Infrastructure…………………………………………….29
2.3.8 Effects of Transport, Commercial Activities on Urban Growth…………………31
2.3.9 Transport and the City………………………………………………………… - 33
CHAPTER THREE: STUDY AREA AND METHODOLOGY………………………….36
3.1 Study Area……………………………………………………………………….36
3.1.1 Location, Position and Size………………………………………………………36
3.1.2 Climate………………………………………………………………………… - 38
3.1.3 Relief and Drainage…………………………………………………………… - 38
3.1.4 Geology and Soil…………………………………………………………………39
3.1.5 Vegetation………………………………………………………………………..42
3.1.6 Development and Population Growth of Gombe……………………………… - 42
3.1.7 Land Use Changes……………………………………………………………….45
3.1.8 People and Occupation…………………………………………………………..46
3.2 Methodology……………………………………………………………………..48
3.2.1 Reconnaissance Survey…………………………………………………………..48
3.2.2 Types of Data…………………………………………………………………….49
3.2.3 Sources of Data…………………………………………………………………..49
3.2.3.1 Primary sources…………………………………………………………………..49
3.2.3.2 Secondary sources………………………………………………………………..49
3.2.4 Sample Size and Sampling Technique………………………………………… - 50
3.2.5 Method of Data Analysis……………………………………………………… - 52
CHAPTER FOUR:RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS……………………………………54
4.1 Introduction………………………………………………………………………54
4.2 Changes in Road Network Development……………………………………… - 54
4.2.1 Road Network Connectivity in Gombe Metropolis…………………………… - 54
4.3 Pattern of Urban Growth in Gombe Metropolis.……………………………… - 63
4.3.1 Images Used for the Study……………………………………………………….63
4.3.2 Results of Image Classifications…………………………………………………66
4.3.3 Analysis of the Pattern of Urban Growth………………………………………..68
4.3 Determination of the Relationship between Road Transport Development and
Urban Growth ………………………………………………………………… - 70
4.5 Detail of the Survey…………………………………………………………… - 71
4.5.1 Questionnaire Administered……………………………………………………..71
4.5.2 Demographic and Socio-Economic Characteristics of the Respondents……… - 71
4.6 The Effects of Road Transport Development on Commercial Activities in Gombe
Metropolis………………………………………………………………………..74
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS …… - 86
5.1 Summary of the Findings……………………………………………………… - 86
5.2 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………….88
5.3 Recommendations……………………………………………………… - - ..89
REFERENCES………………………………………………………………………… - ..90
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