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VOL. 11 NO. 6 2025
DOI: 10.56201/ijgem.vol.11.no6.2025.pg61.72

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Determinants that Influence Residential Mobility in a Typical Sub- Sahara City: Case of Enugu City

Veronica Okoye

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Abstract

Residential location choice is a crucial topic in transportation planning research since land use as well as residential land use can signifcantly affect a city’s attractiveness for development and residence. Understanding the factors that influence households in their residential location choice is essential for policymakers to evaluate the effect of their decisions. In this study, the predominant factor that influence residential mobility in Enugu was investigated. Survey research design was employed in this study. The data were derived from a questionnaire survey of 400 household heads in the areas that have had residential mobility. The questionnaire method was used to elicit both qualitative and quantitative data. Principal component analysis and multiple linear regression were also used to analyse the findings. The results indicated that the eight determinants that influenced residential mobility determinants were Quality of life, 32.7%; neighborhood design, 15.4%; travel mode, 12.9%; household demographics 10.2%; housing tenure,9.9%; family/social contacts, 4.1%; non-personal control, 3.8% and ethnic/religious factors 2.7%. 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:

location, determinants, households, residential

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