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Commercial Motorcycle Activity, Value Creation and the Environment in the Developing World: The Case of Nasarawa State, Nigeria

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  • Ibrahim Gerarh UMARU

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This study used a combination of survey techniques to examine the implications of the activity of commercial cyclists, popularly known as ‘Achaba’ (Hausa: motorized rickshaw) in Nasarawa state for the local economy, community and environment. The findings of the study show that apart from being a money spinner, this public transport mode has been making other modest contribution to the state’s economy. The study also shows that this transport is a latent contributor to environmental degradation in the state for it might have degraded the environment in excess of $6.98 million between 2006 and 2008. In addition, it is becoming a major source of road traffic morbidity and mortality. As policy measures, the study advocates for effective regulation of commercial motorcycle business in the state, imposition of appropriate environmental tax on users and operators and marshalling out a new transport policy with the aim of providing cheaper, efficient and environment-friendly urban mass transit.

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  • Ibrahim Gerarh UMARU, 2013. "Commercial Motorcycle Activity, Value Creation and the Environment in the Developing World: The Case of Nasarawa State, Nigeria," International Journal of Social Science Research, Macrothink Institute, vol. 1(1), pages 122-139, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:mth:ijssr8:v:1:y:2013:i:1:p:122-139
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    1. Hassana Yahaya Bello & Abdullahi Muhammadmad Jikan-Jatum & Nasiru Inuwa, 2017. "An Appraisal of Socio-Economic Impacts of Commercial Motorcyles in Gombe State, Nigeria," International Journal of Asian Social Science, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 7(6), pages 480-488, June.

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