TITLE:
Semiological Analysis of Bura-Pabir Settlements: A Neighborhood Analysis Approach
AUTHORS:
Hyeladzira Garba Mshelia, Musa Lawal Sagada, Hamza Babangida, Bena Akpu
KEYWORDS:
Settlements, Bura-Pabir, Kinfolk
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Applied Sociology,
Vol.14 No.1,
January
26,
2024
ABSTRACT: Bura-Pabir land is geographically located in northeastern Nigeria, and it
is a land punctuated by hills, valleys, and rivers. Numerous human settlements
of the Bura-Pabir people also adorn the landscape, with each settlement showing
a unique pattern shaped by the natural topography of the immediate environment
and the preference of the clan that occupies the settlement. Through these
factors along with the unique culture of the Bura-Pabir people, a settlement
system has been created that has over time shaped the political and economic
life of the people. To properly understand the extent of the interaction
between the settlement patterns and the socio-economic culture of the
Bura-Pabir people, it is important to analyze the geographic spacing and
orientation patterns of the buildings and other structures which make up the
settlement. It is in this regard that a nearest-neighbor analysis of the
settlements is important. This study, therefore, fills this gap in the
literature by making such an analysis.