Demographical Factors and their Hindrances to Metropolitan Land Zone Use Policy Adherances
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Date
2024-01
Authors
Mogire, Dennis Annan
Kweyu, Raphael
Francis, Jane Kagendo
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AJGR
Abstract
The appropriate application of metropolitan land zone use policies and regulations may help in
resolving metropolitan land zone use hitches such as undesirable zonal fragmentation, zonal use
mix-up and zonal encroachment. This research aims at contributing to acquaintance required to
enhance adherence to metropolitan land zone uses in metropolitan land zone use planning. This
paper focused on the hindrances to metropolitan land zone use adherence in Nakuru City. Human
population in Nakuru city has been on upward trajectory over the past thirty years. Just like any
other modern metropolitan area in the world, Nakuru city’s land use is mainly divided into
residential, industrial, commercial and agricultural zone. The size of Nakuru city (municipality) has
remained unchanged since 1974. However, there is a proposal to expand its size following its
upgrading into a city. This has pressurized the already limited metropolitan land use zones. The study adopted Hoyt Theory which says that metropolitan land use zones are swayed by financial
factors. Precisely, the study’s main objective was to assess socio-economic aspects of metropolitan
demography as hindrances to metropolitan land zone use adherence. This paper employed
descriptive survey design. Field data from a sample size of 400 respondents from eleven sample
units were collected. All demographical factors (ignorance, political interference, nature of
implementation, corruption, availability of capital, and population influx) under study had positively
correlated with metropolitan land zone use policy adherences since they had a correlation
coefficient of 0.82, 0.90, 1.00, 0.80, 0.92 and 0.98 respectively. The average t-test of all
demographical factors under investigation was 0.02. Therefore, the null hypothesis was rejected at
p-value of 0.05. Information from Key informants were also incorporated. This research suggested
that these hindrances should be minimized through incorporation of all stakeholders, integrity,
checked urbanization and proper implementation and adherence to all metropolitan land zone use
policies that are in place. This study may be useful to metropolitan land planners, developers and
government.
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Keywords
Metropolitan, Nakuru city, zonal use hindrances, policies adherences, demographical factors, population influx, political influence, inadequate capital
Citation
Mogire, D. A., Kweyu, R., & Francis, J. K. (2024). Demographical Factors and Their Hindrances to Metropolitan Land Zone Use Policy Adherances. Asian Journal of Geographical Research, 7(1), 50-57.