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Appraisal of Locational Impacts of Akure Shopping Mall on Connecting Environments
Shopping malls are a modern style of shopping center, rapidly taking the place of traditional shopping streets. Though the purpose of malls is for shopping, people also visit for eating, leisure, sightseeing, and socializing. As desirable and beneficial as shopping malls are to humans, the development often brings about negative impacts that can have disastrous implications on surrounding areas and adjoining land uses when there is a lack of proper planning. In view of this, the study examined the locational impacts of Akure Shopping Mall on the adjoining land uses. It adopts Survey Research Design (SRD) using primary and secondary data analysis. The primary data were acquired through reconnaissance surveys and well-structured questionnaires, while the secondary data were obtained from journals, books, and the internet. Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) was employed to analyze the data. The study revealed that the mall contributed significantly to the surrounding areas. It also revealed changing land use around the study area over the years due to the existence of the mall. There is an influx of commercial centers in form of small-scale businesses around the mall. It also increases traffic congestion, noise pollution, and the development of unplanned small-scale businesses around the mall. Hence, proper planning for the location of small-scale businesses and enforcement of appropriate transportation regulations among others were recommended to aid policy formulation towards the physical planning of the area.
Appraisal of Locational Impacts of Akure Shopping Mall on Connecting Environments
Shopping malls are a modern style of shopping center, rapidly taking the place of traditional shopping streets. Though the purpose of malls is for shopping, people also visit for eating, leisure, sightseeing, and socializing. As desirable and beneficial as shopping malls are to humans, the development often brings about negative impacts that can have disastrous implications on surrounding areas and adjoining land uses when there is a lack of proper planning. In view of this, the study examined the locational impacts of Akure Shopping Mall on the adjoining land uses. It adopts Survey Research Design (SRD) using primary and secondary data analysis. The primary data were acquired through reconnaissance surveys and well-structured questionnaires, while the secondary data were obtained from journals, books, and the internet. Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) was employed to analyze the data. The study revealed that the mall contributed significantly to the surrounding areas. It also revealed changing land use around the study area over the years due to the existence of the mall. There is an influx of commercial centers in form of small-scale businesses around the mall. It also increases traffic congestion, noise pollution, and the development of unplanned small-scale businesses around the mall. Hence, proper planning for the location of small-scale businesses and enforcement of appropriate transportation regulations among others were recommended to aid policy formulation towards the physical planning of the area.
Appraisal of Locational Impacts of Akure Shopping Mall on Connecting Environments
Aigbavboa, Clinton (editor) / Thwala, Wellington (editor) / Aghimien, Douglas (editor) / Akinbode, Temitope (author) / Owoeye, Oluranti (author) / Oshikoya, Adeola (author)
Construction Industry Development Board Postgraduate Research Conference ; 2022 ; Eastern Cape, South Africa
Towards a Sustainable Construction Industry: The Role of Innovation and Digitalisation ; Chapter: 72 ; 746-757
2023-04-24
12 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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