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The significance of neighbourhood in hosting a group of dwellings units and possessing adequate communal facilities could not be overemphasized in the study of people and place relationships There are two main objectives of this study i to study the neighbourhoods associated challenges through the size growth and land use distribution and ii to investigate the perceived inhabitants activities pattern within the neighbourhood The objectives are explored through a morphological and GISbased land use analysis of a rural neighbourhood in Southwest Nigeria The town is studied in three transformation phases dating back to five decades using ArcGIS version 103 The 1st phase spanned between the year 1910 to 1959 while the 2nd and 3rd phases ran through the year 1960 to 1999 and the year 2000 to 2015 respectively The exploration in this study is to document the diverse neighbourhood challenges features and prospects which remain uninvestigated in the case study area for the past years In conclusion human historical and social influences play a significant role in ameliorating the challenges associated with the spatial developments of the settlements The implication of the study becomes vital to the major stakeholders and professionals in the built environment on the significance of enhancing the sustainable communities in Nigeria
