Abstract
The study examined the physical planning implications of the activities that interplayed during Eyo festival in Lagos Island, Nigeria. Systematic sampling procedure was employed to obtain data for this study. It was revealed that Disruption of local activities (RKI = 5.0), Street littering (RKI = 4.40), Street Trading (RKI = 4.38) and Increase in price of goods (RKI = 4.38) among others are the challenges faced by Residents. However Environmental (28.83% variance explained and Eigen value of 6.343), Socioeconomic (25.15% variance explained and Eigen value of 5.533), Cultural (9.50% variance explained and Eigen value of 1.991) and Security implications (8.22% variance explained and Eigen value of 1.809) are the planning implications of the festival as established by the findings. The study therefore concluded that cultural festival attracts both positive and negative impacts.
Highlights
Tourism is a short-term movement of people to places some distance away from their normal place of residence to indulge in pleasurable activities
This study investigated the physical planning implications of Eyo Festival in Lagos Island
This is an indication that Eyo festival causes overcrowding and as such hinders the activities of the residents of the area
Summary
Tourism is a short-term movement of people to places some distance away from their normal place of residence to indulge in pleasurable activities. Horner and Swarbrooke (1996) argued that tourism is not a simple concept: It does encompass the lucrative field of business tourism, where the purpose of travel is not for pleasure but work. Tourism provides the opportunity for people to experience new culture and environment serving as a vital. Hafeez Idowu Agbabiaka is currently a PhD Candidate at the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. My research interest include: Medical Tourism, Community based Tourism, Heritage tourism, Festival and Event Tourism, and Recreation.
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