Evaluation of Economic Linkage between Urban Built-Up Areas in a Mid-Sized City of Uyo (Nigeria)

Urban growth has transformed many mid-sized cities into metropolitan areas. One of the effects this is a change in urban patterns, which are directly linked with household income. Hence, paper aims to assess effect different economic variables that trigger built-up using indicators such as city administrative taxes, socio-economic survey living standards, income and satellite data. The regression model was used adapted, case study presented for Uyo southeastern Nigeria. result shows sparse patterns numerous adverse effects. Although, there awareness impact unregulated literature, little attention been given pattern Africa. results also show increases federal allocation (27%), investment tax (22%), direct (52%) indirect (26%) have led expansion vegetative land causal correlation medium high-income earners migrate suburban areas bigger space lack basic social amenities affects value They assist provision neighborhood.