Rural Settlement Patterns and Rural Development in the Yorubaland of Nigeria
This paper focuses on three aspects of rural settlements: the concept of rurality, rural settlement characteristics and development implications. The conception of rurality by the Yoruba people is sociologically defined and thus inconsistent with demographic definition. A settlement of 40 houses ma...
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| description | This paper focuses on three aspects of rural settlements: the concept of rurality, rural settlement characteristics and development implications. The conception of rurality by the Yoruba people is sociologically defined and thus inconsistent with demographic definition.
A settlement of 40 houses may be called a town (ilu) and another of 80 houses a village (abule) depending on history and the people. The analysis showed that: (a) the curnmulative total of the number of settlements conforms to the S-shaped or sigmoid growth form of biological population; (b) rural settlements do not take the form of a wave diffusion in which areas occupied by earlier settlement lay adjacent to the 'mother' town, and (c) there is no appreciable relationship between topographical factors roads and settlements. The factors of size and spatially dispersed distribution of settlements emphasize the attendant problems of rural development. It is therefore suggested that a reorganisation of settlements for increased threshold population under the Local Government framework is desirable. |
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| spelling | oai:ir.oauife.edu.ng:123456789-35842023-05-13T11:14:01Z Rural Settlement Patterns and Rural Development in the Yorubaland of Nigeria Osunade, M. A. A. Rural settlements Yoruba people Farm settlements Human settlement Characteristics of rural settlements Building in rural settlements Political organization of rural areas Rural population This paper focuses on three aspects of rural settlements: the concept of rurality, rural settlement characteristics and development implications. The conception of rurality by the Yoruba people is sociologically defined and thus inconsistent with demographic definition. A settlement of 40 houses may be called a town (ilu) and another of 80 houses a village (abule) depending on history and the people. The analysis showed that: (a) the curnmulative total of the number of settlements conforms to the S-shaped or sigmoid growth form of biological population; (b) rural settlements do not take the form of a wave diffusion in which areas occupied by earlier settlement lay adjacent to the 'mother' town, and (c) there is no appreciable relationship between topographical factors roads and settlements. The factors of size and spatially dispersed distribution of settlements emphasize the attendant problems of rural development. It is therefore suggested that a reorganisation of settlements for increased threshold population under the Local Government framework is desirable. 2015-09-15T14:18:27Z 2018-10-29T11:40:10Z 2015-09-15T14:18:27Z 2018-10-29T11:40:10Z 1982 Article Osunade, M. A. A. (1981) Rural Settlement Patterns and Rural Development in the Yorubaland of Nigeria. Ife Journal of Agriculture, 3(1 & 2). http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3584 en PDF application/pdf Nigeria Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ife |
| spellingShingle | Rural settlements Yoruba people Farm settlements Human settlement Characteristics of rural settlements Building in rural settlements Political organization of rural areas Rural population Osunade, M. A. A. Rural Settlement Patterns and Rural Development in the Yorubaland of Nigeria |
| title | Rural Settlement Patterns and Rural Development in the Yorubaland of Nigeria |
| title_full | Rural Settlement Patterns and Rural Development in the Yorubaland of Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Rural Settlement Patterns and Rural Development in the Yorubaland of Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rural Settlement Patterns and Rural Development in the Yorubaland of Nigeria |
| title_short | Rural Settlement Patterns and Rural Development in the Yorubaland of Nigeria |
| title_sort | rural settlement patterns and rural development in the yorubaland of nigeria |
| topic | Rural settlements Yoruba people Farm settlements Human settlement Characteristics of rural settlements Building in rural settlements Political organization of rural areas Rural population |
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