Okon, Inah E., Okpiliya, Francis I., Agbor, Emmanuel A., Olorundami, Tokunbo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0213-4574, Chukwudi, Njoku G. and Ikelegu, Mark E. (2017) Residents’ cycling perception as a fundamental alternative to cycling promotion in Calabar, Southern Nigeria. Journal of Development. International Journal of Development and Sustainability, 6 (8). pp. 685-699.

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Abstract

A successful bicycle policy is dependent upon the ability of policy administrators and other stakeholders to effectively understand the attitude, preferences, intentions, perceptions and socio-cultural characteristics of residents. An in-depth analysis of residents’ cycling perceptions and city-level characteristics was attempted using 3,000 cycling instruments from the University of Calabar survey with a success rate of 79% (2,370). Based on findings of earlier studies, 33 cycling related variables (perception, land uses and city traffic characteristics) were identified and presented for rating by respondents. An Exploratory Factor Analysis (EPA) was conducted on the 33 items with orthogonal rotation (varimax). The Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin measure verified the sampling adequacy for the analysis, KMO=.77 while Bartlett’s test of sphericity (χ²(528)=1.935, p<.001 indicated reasonably large correlations for pca. however an initial analysis was run to obtain eigenvalues each component in the data which shows components having eigen values over kaiser criterion of and combination explained variance. these formed basis extraction naming factors including: commercial major roads residential neighbourhoods mixed neighbourhood cycling trip purpose ridership frequency with pleasant view security economic environmental cost long length. study recommended enlightenment campaigns especially schools policy development enhance cyclists safety as counselling strategies effective promotion calabar. Keywords: Cycling; Perception; Land Use; Willingness; Exploratory Factor Analysis

Item Type:	Article
Status:	Published
School/Department:	School of Humanities
URI:	https://ray.yorksj.ac.uk/id/eprint/11396

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