Analysis of Factors Influencing Private Real Estate Development in Peri-Urban Area of Bida

Abstract

Peri-urban an area characterized by an overlapping between residential and agricultural activities. It is transition zone between well organized, recognized urban land uses and areas devoted to agriculture. Poor urban planning and management result in haphazard growth that spreads to the periphery in Bida, which is described as strip and nodal physical growth that has not happened under planning control. The study thereby analyzed the drivers or factors of peri-urban development with a view to identifying the factors influencing rate of private development in Bida peripheral. The study administered 340 questionnaires through simple random sampling technique to the private properties’ developers and 270 questionnaires were retrieved and analyzed. According to the results of the descriptive study, urban congestion, significant public investment, and the presence of social amenities were the main forces or influences behind peri-urban growth in Bida. The research consequently suggests that public planning policies for metropolitan areas be implemented to prevent people from moving to the periphery.