TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Impact of Urban Land Use Changes on Residential Property
Rental Values in Kaduna Metropolis, Nigeria
AU - S. Gwamna, Emmanuel AU - Zahari Wan Yusoff, Wan 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 11
IS  - 29
SP  - 7097
EP  - 7106
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2016.7097.7106
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2016.7097.7106
KW  - Urban
KW  -land use change
KW  -residential property rental values
KW  -structural equation modeling
AB  - Changes in urban land use in any society are inevitable irrespective of the genesis and nature of the
changes and such changes are part of urban growth. Kaduna Metropolis in Nigeria has experienced changes
in its physical form, population and social constituents which have led to land use changes and these changes
have affected residential rental values in diverse ways. This study is unique in the sense that it focused on how
some factors interdependently influence land use change and the effects of such changes on Residential
property rental values in kaduna metropolis. Survey research design was adopted where questionnaires were
administered to officials of government agencies and registered estate surveyors and valuers. Structural
Equation Modeling (SEM) AMOS was used to analyse data. It was discovered that all the identified factors
influencing land use change had significant relationship and cumulatively influenced land use change by 87%
with land use planning having the highest influence. Land use change affected residential property rental
values at 27%. Town planning authorities, built environment professionals, real estate investors, scholars and
policy makers would all find this study useful.
ER  -