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VOL. 11 NO. 6 2025
DOI: 10.56201/ijgem.vol.11.no6.2025.pg52.60

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An Analysis of the Pattern of Residential Mobility in Nigeria Urban Cities: Case of Aba and Enugu Metropolis

Okoye Veronica, Emenyeonu Paul Chidiebere

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Abstract

s The movement of households within an area is an increasingly important issue which has attracted renewed research interest over the years many in developed countries. No empirical study, however, have been carried out on the pattern of these residential location choice among the residents on the different residential densities in the urban areas. The thrust of this study therefore is to examine the pattern of residential mobility in Aba and Enugu metropolis, Nigeria. Survey research design was employed in this study. The data were derived from a questionnaire survey of 799 household heads in the areas that have had residential mobility. The questionnaire method was used to elicit both qualitative and quantitative data. Descriptive analysis was used to analyse the findings. The results revealed that the intra-neighborhood residential mobility incidence had the highest residential mobility frequency in Enugu metropolis while the inter-residential density mobility had the highest residential mobility frequency in Aba. The understanding of the patterns would aid/help urban planners and policy makers in decision making with regard to neighbourhood and house design in Nigeria

keywords:

residential mobility, Households, frequency, densities, pattern

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