ABSTRACT

This research has discussed basic population dynamics on transportation, including the basic effects on transportation and factors that influence demographic change such as migration in Oja-Oba, Akure, Ondo State. It has summarized the history of the town population growth and projections through decade, with a focus on rising urbanization and the aging of the town population. Next is the examination of the environmental, economic, and institutional implications of population dynamic on transportation and some actions that governments can take to maximize benefits from population growth and limit harmful impacts. Furthermore, it has considered whether urban areas demographic patterns are becoming more similar, in spite of their different historic, cultural, and economic legacies, taking note of some regions that do not fit this general pattern. Also, it has look into the extensive impacts that population increase can cause on transportation and series of preferred solutions that can be used to tackle the problems in the town.