期刊名称：The Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (JSDA)
电子版ISSN：1520-5509
出版年度：2013
卷号：15
期号：6
出版社：Institute of Sustainable Development in Africa
摘要：The impact of sustainable urban development is manifested through positive externalities arising from agglomeration of commercial activities. The knowledge gap in the relationship between agglomeration of commercial land uses and perception of viability which co mmercial business operators attach to a given location motivated the conduct of this research. With recourse to Cantonment neighbourho od of Lokoja, Nigeria as stud y area, questionnaires were used to elicit data from business tenants customers and estate surveyors and valuers. The study indicates accessibility and external economies of scale as principal indicators for viability of commercial land use in the study area. Rank correlation analysis and Wilcoxon signed rank test indicates no significant variation in location factors acco unting for agglomeration and viability of commercial land uses. Implication of these findings is a synergy between spatial policy of agglomeration, concentration of economic activities, and viability of land use decisions which are essential requirements for sustainable urban development
关键词：Agglomeration; Viability; Location factors; Commercial land uses; Business operators; Cantonment
