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Urban and Rural Land Use Dispute in Nigeria Ethnic Group: Challenges of Rural and Urban Residents over Landed Property and Tittle

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  • Ubani, Princewill

    (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Ken Saro – Wiwa Polytechnic Bori, Nigeria)

  • Kio- Lawson, Datonjo

    (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Ken Saro – Wiwa Polytechnic Bori, Nigeria)

  • Iyowuna Jonah

    (Department of Surveying and Geomatics, Rivers State University Port Harcourt, Nigeria)

Abstract

The research assessed the causes of urban and rural land conflicts inikwerre ethnic nationality Nigeria. The investigations centred on urban and rural land dispute in ikwerre ethnic nationality and the relationship between residents of urban and rural communities and land dispute. The questionnaire was employed to obtain data on sources and causes of ethnic land dispute from residents. The study identified the 9 causes of urban and rural land dispute and revealed that scarcity/ land value price, boundary dispute, land use change, urbanization, violent demolition enforcement, compensation challenges, sharing of diseased property, land owners and human right violators are among the sources of urban and rural land dispute. In addition, the study also shown that there was a strong positive connexion between urban land dispute and non-indigenes of (r = .178, p .05).

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  • Ubani, Princewill & Kio- Lawson, Datonjo & Iyowuna Jonah, 2020. "Urban and Rural Land Use Dispute in Nigeria Ethnic Group: Challenges of Rural and Urban Residents over Landed Property and Tittle," International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI), vol. 7(3), pages 49-56, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bjc:journl:v:7:y:2020:i:3:p:49-56
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