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    Geospatial analysis of road transport and socio-economic development in rural areas of Osun State.
    (Geography,Obafemi Awolowo University, 2012) Olawole, Moses Olaniran
    The study identified the types and problems of rural transport services. It also examined the characteristics of rural road networks and accessibility of rural settlements to all weather roads; socio-economic and mobility characteristics of rural population; and the relationship between rural road network, transport services and socio-economic development in Osun State. These were with a view to determining the relationship between rural transportation and distribution of socio-economic facilities in Osun State. Primary and secondary data were used in the study. The primary data were collected through the administration of questionnaires and field observations. Sixty (60) rural settlements, two (2) settlements from each of the thirty (30) Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the State, were selected through stratified sampling techniques. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 10% of households in each of the sampled settlements. A total of 1514 respondents whose age were 18 years and above were interviewed. Secondary data used include Spot 5 satellite image of Osun State, on scale of 5 meters, population and road networks data. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive, inferential statistics, connectivity analysis and geospatial techniques. The study showed that two categories of rural roads; earth (3,816.89km) and surfaced roads (1,251.57km) linked up rural settlements in the State. Also, gamma index indicated a low level of road connectivity in the State (0.15 to 0.27). Accessibility measure showed that 40.75% of rural settlements were located within 2km of surfaced roads indicating a high level of inaccessibility of rural settlements to surfaced roads. Results on socio-economic characteristics of sampled respondents revealed an average household size of 6 person; farming (54.16%) as dominant occupation; and majority (57.33%) of the respondents earned below =N=15,000 per month. In terms of mobility characteristics the results revealed that 59.18% of the households owned motorcycles; an average of 6.29 trips were generated per xix household per day. Trekking was shown as the main mode of transport for short distance (below 1km) trips and it accounted for 52.06% of trips to farmlands, primary school (74.49%), secondary school (75.55%), water collection points (93.85), primary health care (62.55%) and firewood collection points (80.96%). The results of principal components analysis on factors influencing rural trips to work showed that seven components accounted for 69.82% of the total variability in the study area. The study showed that 100% of the sampled settlements had access to commercial motorcycle transport services, 41 (68.33%) had direct or indirect access to taxi/ bus transport services. Rural transport problems identified bad roads (49.82%), high transport fare (12.13%), long waiting time (13.28%), inadequate vehicles (15.16%) and irregular transport services (2.82%). The study also revealed a positive relationship between location of settlements and distribution of socioeconomic facilities (r = 0.414, p < 0.05) and between length of earth road network and distribution of socio-economic facilities (r = 0.187, p < 0.05). The study concluded rural accessibility to surfaced road was low and that the distribution of socio-economic facilities in rural areas of Osun State is related to the characteristics of road network and available transport services.
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    Geospatial analysis of road transport and socio-economic development in rural areas of Osun State.
    (Ph.D Geography,Obafemi Awolowo University, 2012) Olawole, Moses Olaniran
    The study identified the types and problems of rural transport services. It also examined the characteristics of rural road networks and accessibility of rural settlements to all weather roads; socio-economic and mobility characteristics of rural population; and the relationship between rural road network, transport services and socio-economic development in Osun State. These were with a view to determining the relationship between rural transportation and distribution of socio-economic facilities in Osun State. Primary and secondary data were used in the study. The primary data were collected through the administration of questionnaires and field observations. Sixty (60) rural settlements, two (2) settlements from each of the thirty (30) Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the State, were selected through stratified sampling techniques. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 10% of households in each of the sampled settlements. A total of 1514 respondents whose age were 18 years and above were interviewed. Secondary data used include Spot 5 satellite image of Osun State, on scale of 5 meters, population and road networks data. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive, inferential statistics, connectivity analysis and geospatial techniques. The study showed that two categories of rural roads; earth (3,816.89km) and surfaced roads (1,251.57km) linked up rural settlements in the State. Also, gamma index indicated a low level of road connectivity in the State (0.15 to 0.27). Accessibility measure showed that 40.75% of rural settlements were located within 2km of surfaced roads indicating a high level of inaccessibility of rural settlements to surfaced roads. Results on socio-economic characteristics of sampled respondents revealed an average household size of 6 person; farming (54.16%) as dominant occupation; and majority (57.33%) of the respondents earned below =N=15,000 per month. In terms of mobility characteristics the results revealed that 59.18% of the households owned motorcycles; an average of 6.29 trips were generated perxix household per day. Trekking was shown as the main mode of transport for short distance (below 1km) trips and it accounted for 52.06% of trips to farmlands, primary school (74.49%), secondary school (75.55%), water collection points (93.85), primary health care (62.55%) and firewood collection points (80.96%). The results of principal components analysis on factors influencing rural trips to work showed that seven components accounted for 69.82% of the total variability in the study area. The study showed that 100% of the sampled settlements had access to commercial motorcycle transport services, 41 (68.33%) had direct or indirect access to taxi/ bus transport services. Rural transport problems identified bad roads (49.82%), high transport fare (12.13%), long waiting time (13.28%), inadequate vehicles (15.16%) and irregular transport services (2.82%). The study also revealed a positive relationship between location of settlements and distribution of socioeconomic facilities (r = 0.414, p < 0.05) and between length of earth road network and distribution of socio-economic facilities (r = 0.187, p < 0.05). The study concluded rural accessibility to surfaced road was low and that the distribution of socio-economic facilities in rural areas of Osun State is related to the characteristics of road network and available transport services.