TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Spatial Pattern of Urban Goods Movement in Akure, Nigeria
AU - , Enosko Okoko 
JO  - Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences
VL  - 5
IS  - 3
SP  - 226
EP  - 234
PY  - 2008
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1683-8831
DO  - pjssci.2008.226.234
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=pjssci.2008.226.234
KW  - Spatial pattern
KW  -urban goods
KW  -movement
KW  -landuse
KW  -Nigeria
AB  - This study reports the pattern of urban goods movement in Akure, Nigeria. It examines a sample of the empirical pattern of urban goods movement in various landuse typologies in Akure town. The empirical pattern of interaction was subjected to gravity modeling and linear programming modeling to obtain predictions on the spatial pattern of urban goods movement, using the travel time as the impedance factor. The study identifies, through the modeling exercise, the urban landuse typologies that are major generators of urban goods transport and the landuses that are major attractors of urban goods trips in the city. Recommendations and policy issues are advanced based on the findings of the study.
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