An Evaluation of the Problems and Prospects of Industrialization in the Rural and Urban Communities in Enugu

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• September 20, 2023
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Eneje, Linus Chukwudi

Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Enugu

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Eneje, L. C. (2023). An Evaluation of the Problems and Prospects of Industrialization in the Rural and Urban Communities in Enugu. International Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences, 6(2), 50-62. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8361948

Industrialization is one of the major sectors that can take Enugu State and Nigeria to an appreciable level of economic development and employment generation. The researcher aimed at evaluating the problems and prospects of industrialization in the rural and urban communities of Enugu State.  Review of related literature were affected, proper identification of some important issues about Enugu State which is the study area were done in chapter three. The researcher adopted sample survey design and pilot survey. Sample sizes of four hundred (400) respondents were selected from the total population to represent Enugu State. The selection is based on areas where there are industrial potentials. The researcher adopted clustered sampling techniques which select areas of the zones that have similar characteristics to represent the entire zones in the state. The methods for data collection adopted are primary and secondary data collection. Tables, charts, maps and figures were used to present and analyze data. Some of the major problems of industrialization identified in the study area are: lack of infrastructural facilities, illiteracy, wrong perceptions towards industrial development, lack of raw materials, lack of credit or poor access to credit, locational problems and high cost of landed property or high value of land. The major prospects of industrialization identified are: infrastructural development, employment generation, growth and development of state economy, improvement in the living standard of people, stimulation of other sectors, and encouraging raw material provision. It is hoped that the problems of industrialization will be eradicated if the suggestions and recommendations outlined in this study will be implemented and there will be a new lease of life to the people of Enugu State and industrialists and this will improve the socio-economic standard of living, improve infrastructural development, eradicate unemployment and bring about physical and socio-economic development for Enugu State.

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Keywords: Problems and Prospects of Industrialization; Rural and Urban Communities; Enugu State; Socio-Economic Standard of Living; Infrastructural Development