Volume 29, Issue 3, June 2020, Pages 661–672
Dicko Abdourahamane1 and Ibra Magagi Maman Lawan2
1 Université de Zinder, Niger
2 Université de Zinder, Niger
Original language: French
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The main research problem is centered on the future of the peri-urban population of the 3rd arrondissement of the city of Zinder, in the face of urban sprawl, which is manifested by a process of spatial extension. In this context, the objective of this scientific production is to analyze the phenomenon of the occupation of lands in peri-urban environments grouping together the village nucleus, the zone of informal extension, development and socio-cultural transformations. The periurban areas, often receive an urban population in search of a cheap land, and a natural environment more favorable or conducive to amenities. As a result, the peri-urban area is gradually becoming urbanized by the phenomenon of urban sprawl caused by population growth, which allows for a process of growth in housing and the frequency of road infrastructure, commercial and public. This paper deals with the forms of social transformations generated by the process of accelerated urbanization in the third district of Zinder city. The study leads to the hypothesis according to which it is possible to make a plausible link between the rapid urban extension and the lifestyle change of the peri-urban population in the third district of Zinder. Apart from the various conflicts the phenomenon provokes, it has also played a major role in the orientation of rural populations towards other socio-economic and professional activities that generate income. Unfortunately, this professional redeployment affects the cultivation and identities of rural people who have lost their farming land. Two urban villages are concerned by this survey. These urban villages are Malan Amar and Bani Agama. The results obtained confirm that the urbanization process in the third arrondissement has both changed the socio-cultural habits of the actors who lived in the peripheries, the modes of acquisition and exploitation of land. This process has also led to a redeployment of rural people to other basic socio-economic activities. The methodological framework is based on the collection of qualitative and quantitative data and the operationalization of the systemic and the functionalist approach.
Author Keywords: Peri-urbanization, social transformation, Sociocultural identity, land capital, social conflict.
Dicko Abdourahamane1 and Ibra Magagi Maman Lawan2
1 Université de Zinder, Niger
2 Université de Zinder, Niger
Original language: French
Copyright © 2020 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The main research problem is centered on the future of the peri-urban population of the 3rd arrondissement of the city of Zinder, in the face of urban sprawl, which is manifested by a process of spatial extension. In this context, the objective of this scientific production is to analyze the phenomenon of the occupation of lands in peri-urban environments grouping together the village nucleus, the zone of informal extension, development and socio-cultural transformations. The periurban areas, often receive an urban population in search of a cheap land, and a natural environment more favorable or conducive to amenities. As a result, the peri-urban area is gradually becoming urbanized by the phenomenon of urban sprawl caused by population growth, which allows for a process of growth in housing and the frequency of road infrastructure, commercial and public. This paper deals with the forms of social transformations generated by the process of accelerated urbanization in the third district of Zinder city. The study leads to the hypothesis according to which it is possible to make a plausible link between the rapid urban extension and the lifestyle change of the peri-urban population in the third district of Zinder. Apart from the various conflicts the phenomenon provokes, it has also played a major role in the orientation of rural populations towards other socio-economic and professional activities that generate income. Unfortunately, this professional redeployment affects the cultivation and identities of rural people who have lost their farming land. Two urban villages are concerned by this survey. These urban villages are Malan Amar and Bani Agama. The results obtained confirm that the urbanization process in the third arrondissement has both changed the socio-cultural habits of the actors who lived in the peripheries, the modes of acquisition and exploitation of land. This process has also led to a redeployment of rural people to other basic socio-economic activities. The methodological framework is based on the collection of qualitative and quantitative data and the operationalization of the systemic and the functionalist approach.
Author Keywords: Peri-urbanization, social transformation, Sociocultural identity, land capital, social conflict.
Abstract: (french)
La problématique principale de la recherche s'articule autour du thème de l'avenir de la population périurbaine du 3ème arrondissement de la ville de Zinder face à l’extension urbaine qui se manifeste par un processus d'extension spatial. Dans ce contexte, l’objectif de cette production scientifique est d’analyser le phénomène de l’occupation des terres en milieu périurbain regroupant le noyau villageois, la zone d’extension informelle, les lotissements et les transformations socioculturelles. Les espaces périurbains, reçoivent souvent une population urbaine en quête d’un foncier peu cher, et un environnement naturel plus favorable ou propice aux aménités. La zone périurbaine de ce fait s'urbanise peu à peu par le phénomène d'extension urbaine engendré par l’accroissement démographique qui permet un processus de progression de l’habitat et de la fréquence des infrastructures routières, commerciales et publiques. La question centrale oriente les réflexions sur les formes de transformations sociales que génère le processus d’urbanisation accélérée dans le troisième arrondissement de la ville de Zinder. Ces mêmes réflexions ont débouché sur l’hypothèse selon laquelle qu’il est possible d’envisager un lien plausible entre l’extension urbaine rapide et le changement de mode de vie de la population périurbaine observable dans le 3ème arrondissement de Zinder. En dehors des différents conflits que ce phénomène génère, il a fortement participe à la canalisation des populations rurales vers d’autres activités socioéconomiques et professionnelles génératrices de revenus. Cette reconversion professionnelle influe malheureusement sur la culture et les identités des ruraux ayant perdu leurs terres de cultures. Deux villages urbains sont concernés par cette enquête. Ces villages urbains Malan Amar et Bani Agama. Les résultats obtenus confirment que le processus d’urbanisation dans le troisième arrondissement à la fois modifié les habitudes socioculturelles des habitants des périphéries, les modes d’acquisition et d’exploitation des terres. Ce processus a aussi suscité un redéploiement des ruraux dans d’autres activités socioéconomiques de base. Le cadre méthodologique repose sur une collecte des données qualitatives, quantitatives et une opérationnalisation de l’approche systémique et de l’approche fonctionnaliste.
Author Keywords: Périurbanisation, transformation sociale, identité socioculturelle, capital foncier, conflictualité sociale.
How to Cite this Article
Dicko Abdourahamane and Ibra Magagi Maman Lawan, “Les incidences socioculturelles de la périurbanisation dans le 3éme Arrondissement de la Ville de Zinder au Niger,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 661–672, June 2020.
