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Determinants of the urban green spaces management practices in the city of Niamey, Niger
Abstract Urban green spaces in the city of Niamey are under the threat of rapid urbanization in the context of climate change. The urban green space management becomes paramount and solicits the stakeholders' participation. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the determinants of the urban green space management practiced by the dwellers in Niamey City. Based on the questionnaire, the multinomial logistic model was applied to the primary data collected from close to 390 randomly selected households. The results show that the variables shade from urban green spaces, gender, household size, education level, monthly income, work status, length of time living in the districts, the status of peripheral areas, status of transitional areas, cost of the management, and plant market are the determinants of the urban green space management practices. These results give a signal to urban managers, and decision-makers on the factors to be addressed for better delivering urban green spaces likely to enhance urban climate resilience.
Highlights This paper analyze the determinants of urban green space management practices in the City of Niamey as insight of West African cities, This paper applied the econometrical modeling namely multinomial logistic model as tool to estimate the determinants of the urban green space management practices; The analysis shown that the urban green spaces benefits especially shade, gender, household size, education level, monthly income, length of time living in the districts, status of peripheral areas, and plant market are the main drivers of the urban green space management practices in the city of Niamey; This paper calls for the city authorities to establish and implement a program that facilitates the dwellers’ access to plants for their private green that can enhance their climate resilience.
Determinants of the urban green spaces management practices in the city of Niamey, Niger
Abstract Urban green spaces in the city of Niamey are under the threat of rapid urbanization in the context of climate change. The urban green space management becomes paramount and solicits the stakeholders' participation. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the determinants of the urban green space management practiced by the dwellers in Niamey City. Based on the questionnaire, the multinomial logistic model was applied to the primary data collected from close to 390 randomly selected households. The results show that the variables shade from urban green spaces, gender, household size, education level, monthly income, work status, length of time living in the districts, the status of peripheral areas, status of transitional areas, cost of the management, and plant market are the determinants of the urban green space management practices. These results give a signal to urban managers, and decision-makers on the factors to be addressed for better delivering urban green spaces likely to enhance urban climate resilience.
Highlights This paper analyze the determinants of urban green space management practices in the City of Niamey as insight of West African cities, This paper applied the econometrical modeling namely multinomial logistic model as tool to estimate the determinants of the urban green space management practices; The analysis shown that the urban green spaces benefits especially shade, gender, household size, education level, monthly income, length of time living in the districts, status of peripheral areas, and plant market are the main drivers of the urban green space management practices in the city of Niamey; This paper calls for the city authorities to establish and implement a program that facilitates the dwellers’ access to plants for their private green that can enhance their climate resilience.
Determinants of the urban green spaces management practices in the city of Niamey, Niger
Moussa, Yahaya Maazou (author) / Diop, Ibrahima Thione (author) / Nassirou, Ibrahim (author) / Nafiou, Malam Maman (author) / Soulé, Moussa (author)
Cities ; 144
2023-10-20
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
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