Residential mobility may be defined as the movement of residents from one house to another, or from one neighbourhood/part of a town/city to another. We reiterate, however, that the residential character of a city or neighbourhood is generally created and shaped through the locational behaviour and decisions of individuals and families. Consequently, our examination of how residents' socio-economic characteristics impact on the intra-urban residential mobility process in the Warri metropolis requires that we consider the defining criteria within the concept of residential areas. The bases used in identifying residential areas/neighbourhoods have been grouped into two major classes, namely: the environmental features/characteristics of residential neighbourhoods and the socio-economic structure of residential areas. This paper, however, concentrates on the second class of criteria. The data used in our analysis are derived from a survey into urban housi ng in the Warri Metropolis, Nigeria, in the summer of 2005. Seven hundred and sixty-two (762) respondents participated in the data gathering process. The socio-economic characteristics of respondents in all the study neighbourhoods are closely examined, after which the Logistic Regression technique was used to evaluate the relationship that exists between these variables and intra-urban residential mobility. The results of the regression analysis confirm a strong relationship between residents' socio-economic characteristics and intra-urban mobility in the Warri metropolis.

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This study examines the spatial awareness of HIV-AIDS among students of tertiary institutions in Edo State Nigeria. Four higher institutions were selected for this study in the state and primary data were obtained from these institutions using questionnaire and personal observation. Secondary data used were obtained from published materials. The analysis of the data showed that awareness of HIV-AIDS in the high institutions is relatively high and most of the students were aware of its existence. Inspite of this, students were still found to be involved in acts capable of spreading the disease. Several measures were however recommended as a way of reducing the spread of the disease and treatment of infected persons.

This paper examines the residential and neighbourhood preferences of residents in the Warri metropolis in Nigeria. Twenty five neighbourhoods in Warri were selected for this study. Primary and secondary sources of data were used to collect data for this study. Using three indicators of residential desirability the quality of each neighbourhood was ascertained. To determine the level of preference of the each neighbourhood, this research used seven criteria. Our findings reveal that residents generally placed more emphasis on environmental quality, proximity to and availability of, neighbourhood facilities and the quality of the immediate surroundings when taking decisions on where to relocate to within the urban space.

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