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Nigeria’s Urbanisation History, Trends, Drivers and Implications

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Urbanisation and Crime in Nigeria

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Urban population growth in Nigeria—in both absolute and relative terms—has been supplemented by opportunities and challenges for urban dwellers. Nigerian cities have functioned as the engines of economic growth. However, frequently unplanned and unprecedented physical growth, combined with tenure insecurity and the proliferation of urban poverty, have given rise to complex linkages between spatial expansion and urban risk and crime. This chapter makes the link between urbanisation and Nigeria’s crime challenge. It provides a review of historical and contemporary process of urbanisation in Nigeria and expands on the debates about the underlying causes. It also discusses the characteristics of the transformative role of urbanisation and its accompanying challenges. The chapter concludes by explaining the nexus between trend and pace of urbanisation and Nigeria’s crime challenge.

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Notes

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    The earliest northern urban enclaves included cities such as Kano, Katsina, Zaria, Sokoto and Borno.

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    The main coastal cities of the south included Lagos, Badagri, Brass, Bonny, Calabar and Port Harcourt.

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    A range of global composite images, constructed from cloud-free, night-time satellite pictures aimed at capturing the spread of humans across the planet’s cities.

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    The ASR measures the effective resolution of administrative units in kilometres. It is calculated as the square root of the land area divided by the number of administrative units. An ASR higher than 50 indicates an average size of administrative units over 2500 km2 (Linard et al. 2012).

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