Communities have experienced stagnancy and even retrogression in terms of population flight, physical and socio-economic developments. Against this background, the study assessed the adequacy of public facility provision as well as community development in Ilorin East local government.Relevant data was obtained to investigate social economic characteristics, provision of public facility and the level of development; using a semi-structured questionnaire administered on 372 respondents across the 12 wards using a random systematic style.Likert scaling was done. Chi-square was used to explain the variation in the levels of facility provision as well as the level of community development among the wards. Linear regression analysis was used to explain the relationship between facility adequacy and community development. Generally low level of both facility provision and community development was observed in the study. There was also found a high and reliable positive correlation (R=.949) between public facilities and community development. The study thus recommendsan aggressive provision and maintenance of public facilities with emphasis on public-private cooperation. This is believed to be capable of producing a sustainable community.
Against the background of uncontrolled urbanization, the sprawling slum formation and the need for equitable distribution of basic facilities in cities, this paper analyses the spatial pattern of public secondary schools in Ogbomoso North local government with the view to suggest necessary means of improving urban access to basic facilities and services. The inventory of the location of the public secondary schools was taken;spatial analysis and conformity with the acceptable service radius were appraised. Household survey was conducted on 526 respondents using a structured questionnaire administered through multistage sampling system.Likert method was used to scale the ordinal data, making them amenable to parametric testing. Nearest neighbor analysis technique was used to explain the spatial pattern of public secondary schools in the study area using Geographic Information System (GIS). Buffering analysis was also done to show the catchment area of the schools and explain the distance accessibility to them viz-a-viz the acceptable service radii. With the nearest neighbor index of 0.57, meaning that the schools are relatively Buffering analysis showed that 47.9% of Ogbomoso North Local Government is not served with a public secondary school within 1600m radius. The study thus recommends the preparation of a functional master plan that will be sensitive to ergonomic space usage and equitable city development.
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