CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
The
common problem facing most state in today is how to improve the
standard of living of the vast majority of their people.
Consequently, most state like Abia is
involved in a variety of programmes designed to speed up the process of
socio-economic and physical development. Development planners in different
parts of Abia have realized in relent time that understanding of the population
in the development process of Abia is important.
This is due to the fact that
population has big impact on the economic, social and physical development of
Abia state. It is therefore, certain that the population factor can do much to
either promote or frustrate a state’s uppermost development objective.
This study on population impact on
land development at this time the state population increased with inadequate
economic and physical growth of the state that needs a study to fight against
its contents future occurrence. Information has been shown that this state
population has reached the four million and if measure are not taken quickly,
the situation could lead to HUNGER, POVERTY,
DISEASE, OVERCROWDING and can no longer be allowed in both
the developed and undeveloped state. All these consequence of increasing in
number of people will have a general effect on land development, the identified
effects like overcrowding and poverty is what the study will aim at finding
solution to its improvements.
AIM AND OBJECTIVES
1.
To find out the effect of population
growth on land development in .
2.
To identity the problems associated
with the effect and ways of solving them in other to better the life of the
growing population.
3.
To find ways of minimizing the
population growth in .
4.
In other to achieve the already state
objective, the main facts and figures used in this study were gathered through
personal efforts and various approaches were also adopted. This includes:
1 Field
survey: In other to get some of the information already
stated,
field survey method was adopted which covered areas like Obioma Ngwa, Osisioma
Ngwa, Isiala Ngwa, Isiala Ngwa South, Aba South and Aba North.
2. Information population census residence
at .
3. Personal
interviews were held with individual and government parastatals.
4. Sources from Local Government Authority.
5. Reference to journal, Newspaper and books
for relevant.
6. Survey
were conduced in several areas within the Estate Surveyors and valuers forms in
metropolis
which help to compile and analysed to five the result presented in this study.
THE
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This
study is concerned with the causes and the general problems of population
growth in
metropolis. The result will give the growth of population and its effect on
land development. Based on the findings, recommendations will be laid out for
development of the area.
Land
is an ever-increasing demand for due to the increasing number of people based
on these arguments that the physical, social and economic impacts of population
growth are to be fully integrated. The research will give information on reason
for increasing growth of people in the area and it’s impact on amenities.
ORGANIZATION
OF THE STUDY
Effect
of population growth land development is divided into five chapters. The first
chapter deals with the introduction discussion on the study area and its
people. The second chapter high lights on the study area and difficulties.
The third chapter deals on the data
analysis and findings, socio-economic, characteristic, physical development,
effect of population growth and transportation, effect of housing and
accommodation, effect on improvement on land and urban land use. Chapter four
deals with population control, standard of living, education, urban land use,
housing, transportation, recreation while lase chapter five deals on
recommendation, conclusion, biography and questionnaires.