The Determinants of the Unequal Establishment of Socio-Collective Facilities in the Rural Territories of the District of Abidjan, Cí´te d'Ivoire

Abstract

The objective of this study is to make (a description based on the score function, an inferential index) to identify the factors that guide development actors in the spatial distribution of basic equipment and services in the rural territories of the district of Abidjan. The study was motivated by a lack of information on the criteria for choosing the allocation of rural areas with equipment, in view of the needs of the populations and the existing disparities between areas in basic services.

The methodological approach is based on a combination of cartographic approach and inferential statistics. The cartographic approach describes the distribution of said equipment, while inferential statistics (after determining the variables), prioritize the localities in view of their level of endowment in services provided to the populations. The results revealed, at 75% that factors relating to administrative status and geographic location influence the developer in the distribution and quality of socio-collective facilities. While demographic factors guide 17% of the services involved in improving the living environment of rural people, in making their choices on the population of localities in the distribution of basic services to the populations. To this end, localities with administrative status, or located near a main axis of communication have a better endowment of basic services than the peripheral and island villages of the district of Abidjan.