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Exploring the Socio‑Economic and Structural Market Issues Influencing Land Accessibility Challenges in Akure, Nigeria

Received: 26 September 2025
Published: 30 August 2025

Abstract

This study examines the contribution of key factors that limit land accessibility in Akure. A survey design method was used for data collection via building enumeration and a structured questionnaire survey on residents within the three zones in the city. A sample size of 7% was adopted, which amounts to a total of 422 sampled respondents, while descriptive statistics and a Likert scale were used to process the set objectives. Findings from the study revealed that socio-economic attributes of residents were significant predictors limiting land accessibility in Akure. Findings on critical land parameters examined in the three zones observed in the city indicate that availability and affordability have high mean values of 4.50, 4.40 and 3.25, tenure security has 4.29, 4.05 and 4.48, ease of transaction has moderate mean scores of 3.38, 3.54 and 3.02, land market policy has 3.12, 3.11 and 3.65, location has mean value of 4.31, 4.29 and 4.39 while land price speculation has 4.25, 4.17 and 4.23 mean value contributions to land accessibility challenges in Akure. Thus, the study recommends: (i) implementation of sound land tenure policy frameworks to land accessibility, (ii) empowering productive age group with land discounted prices and housing finance subsidies, (iii) regional redistribution of infrastructure and social facilities to reduce pressure on existing urban lands, (iv) review of land market policy to curb informal land transactions, (v) effective collaboration among stakeholders in land administration, and (vi) adopting GIS techniques for effective monitoring of land utilization in promoting sustainable urban land use and management in Akure.

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