Profiling the Wellbeing of Residents in Peri-urban Villages and Rural Communities
Profiling the Wellbeing of Residents in Peri-urban Villages and Rural Communities
Financial income and household status are common yardsticks for defining household living conditions and wellbeing. The study examined the livelihood conditions of selected peri-urban villages and rural communities in the Southwestern region of Nigeria. The triangulation of methods which included four hundred and seventy-two (472) household questionnaires survey provided a thematic understanding of the study area. This study termed many villages as "Few Excluded among the Commonly Excluded". The study argues that rather than urbanisation positively improving households; financial situation within the peri-urban areas in the State; evidence from sampled communities reveals a negative income and poverty profile effect. Likewise, distance was a predictor of credit access among rural households. This study concludes that capital and income flight due to urban infrastructure demand is common among rural households.
CITATION: Popoola, Ayobami Abayomi. Profiling the Wellbeing of Residents in Peri-urban Villages and Rural Communities . London : Adonis & Abbey Publishers , 2022. African Journal of Development Studies , Vol 12, No 1, 2022, pp. 267–295 - Available at: https://library.au.int/profiling-wellbeing-residents-peri-urban-villages-and-rural-communities