TITLE:
Urban Infrastructural Facility Provision: A Strategy towards Promoting Urban-Rural Interaction and Sustainable Rural Development in Cross River State, Nigeria
AUTHORS:
Eno Itobo Ibiang, Wofai Ibiang
KEYWORDS:
Infrastructural Provision, Urban-Rural Interaction, Urban Centres, Rural Areas, Rural Development
JOURNAL NAME:
Current Urban Studies,
Vol.13 No.3,
July
16,
2025
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of urban infrastructural provision on urban-rural interaction in Cross River State, Nigeria. The objective is to establish the relationship between urban infrastructural provision and the spatial interaction of the urban centres with the hinterland. The methodology used in the study was survey design. This entailed inventory-taking of urban facilities to determine the level of infrastructural development. Numbers of daily trips to selected urban centres were used in measuring urban-rural interaction. The relationship between infrastructural development and urban-rural interaction was determined using spearman rank correlation coefficient. The study established a strong positive correlation coefficient between infrastructural provision and urban-rural interaction. It also identified a low urban infrastructural development in the study area. The study advocates for a deliberate policy formulation aimed at stimulating urban infrastructural provision in the study area.