Design Influence on Squatter Trading: Case Study of Jimeta Ultra Modern Market Yola, Adamawa State Nigeria
A.U. Attah, B. Bala & S. Othman
Department of Architecture
Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, Nigeria
Email: ahmedattah001@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Concerted efforts have been done by several Architects to provide sustainable design initiatives to solve the menace of Squatter settlements in Urban Centres through various means that includes relocation, upgrading, or transformation. But little has been done to integrate squatter traders in urban markets, most of the research works done on squatter settlement were on housing giving a little consideration to urban markets which are also flooded with squatter traders. This research is geared toward reviewing the spatial organisation of urban markets with the sole aim of finding how the design of market influences squatter trading. The research is conducted through direct observation, structured questioners, interviews and extensive use of related literatures in order to find out the opinion of traders, (legal and Squatters), customers, and local authorities concerned. Result provided an analysis of the market layout, a partial typology of the existing shops and the trader’s perception on the design influence on Squatting and a possible holistic approach toward squatter traders’ integration in market design.
Key words: Urban Market, Design, Squatters, Traders, Integration.
