November 2016

Impacts of rapid urbanisation in the urban fringe of Lokoja, Nigeria

Urban settlements in many parts of the world have been experiencing rapid growth in recent decades with serious consequences on the environment of the fringe areas. This paper examined the opportunities and challenges of rapid urbanisation of Lokoja on the environment of the urban fringe. It utilised data generated from questionnaire administration from the fringe areas and Google images of Lokoja to examine the...

Author(s): Joy Ede Ukoje