Influence of transport operations on the changing local climate in Nigeria’s southwestern cities

• Autorzy: Salisu Umar Obafemi , Fasina Simeon Oluwagbenga , Shodunke Hazzan Tunde , Akanmu Ayobami Ademola , Sanni Sekinat Motunrayo , Olorunfemi Samuel Oluwaseyi

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.20858/sjsutst.2023.121.13

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The activities of transport operations exhibit both positive and negative outcomes. Its negative effects on human health and the sustainability of the environment are of interest in this study. As a result, the study investigated the influence of transport operations on the changing local climate in Nigeria's southwestern cities. It investigated motorists' socioeconomic status (SES) and travel characteristics; the salient components of transport operations contributing to greenhouse gas emissions (GHG emissions); the effect of GHG emissions from transport operations on the local climate; transport externalities contributing to local temperature changes; and the effect of GHG emissions from transport operations on human health in the research location. This study employed a cross-sectional research design, utilizing systematic sampling to collect 580 copies of questionnaires administered to commercial motorists found in queues across two randomly selected parks in each capital city within the region. Both descriptive and inferential statistics (ANOVA and Linear Regression) were used to analyze the data. The study found that 60% of the motorists were middle-aged (aged between 36 and 45). The majority (70%) drive an average of 100 to 150 km, and premium motor spirit (PMS) is the primary source of energy for 95% of them. The nature and condition of the fuel in use are the top-ranked components of transport operations contributing to GHG emissions. The result of the ANOVA revealed a significant variation among the components of transport operations contributing to GHG emissions (F = 28.302, p = 0.000<0.05). Meanwhile, the linear regression results indicate that vehicular GHG emissions have a significant impact on the local climate (F1⁄578=30.091, p=0.000<0.05). Traffic congestion and bad road conditions were the top-ranked transport externalities contributing to the changing local climate. The most common effects of GHG emissions on human health were headaches and difficulty breathing. Considering these findings, this study suggests the best tactics to lessen the effects of GHG emissions from transport operations, which adversely affect the local climate and human health in the study area.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

cities; climate change; greenhouse gas GHG emissions; transport; transport externalities

PL

miasta; zmiana klimatu; emisje gazów cieplarnianych GHG; transport; efekty zewnętrzne transportu

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Politechniki Śląskiej
• Czasopismo: Zeszyty Naukowe. Transport / Politechnika Śląska
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: z. 121
• Strony: 203--222
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 24 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Salisu Umar Obafemi

• Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1630-3420

autor

Fasina Simeon Oluwagbenga

• Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4989-0019

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Shodunke Hazzan Tunde

• Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3218-6562

autor

Akanmu Ayobami Ademola

• Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki, Nigeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9264-5863

autor

Sanni Sekinat Motunrayo

• Transport and Logistics Limited, Ibadan, Nigeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0713-4699

autor

Olorunfemi Samuel Oluwaseyi

• Department of Transport Management Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3218-6562

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