Some Aspects of Urban Transition in Nigeria : The case of Kaduna Metropolis

Abstract

Over the last century, Kaduna metropolis has witness structural changes in its physical form, population, economic and social composition due to the process of urban transition.The continued process of urban transition has modified and shaped the urban environment.The urban development of Kaduna metropolis experienced two major stages of urban transition.The first can be referred to as Colonial Urbanization that took place during European period and the Post Colonial Urbanization that was experienced after Nigeria's independence.Each of these two stages of urban transition resulted to different types of changes in terms of political, urban and population growth, socio-economic and settlement pattern in the metropolis.Data used for this study are based on secondary sources of historical records and current information about the study area.Therefore, this paper examined some aspects of urban transition during and after colonial period with emphasis to the major changes that took place in political, urban and population growth, socioeconomic and settlement pattern in Kaduna metropolis.The results