Port Harcourt,

This study investigates critically the impact of urbanization on the standard of living in Port Harcourt. The aim of this study is to ascertain the impact of urbanization on the standard of living in Port Harcourt. To achieve this aim, a field work was conducted in Port Harcourt to ascertain if urbanization has impacted on the standard of living of respondents. A total of 380 questionnaires were distributed in the study area and out of these 368 were returned valid. Data generated from the field were fed into SPSS. Spearman non-parametric correlation analytical technique was used to test the hypothesis. The results from the analysis of data gotten from the field showed that urbanization has a weak and low relationship with standard of living. However, the relationship was not significant. Although urbanization has affected the standard of living in Port Harcourt, the standard of living is a little bit above average. It was also found that urbanization has impacted largely on the environmental condition in the study area. It was recommended therefore that although the standard of living is above average, the health care system, quality and network of roads, water supply, electricity supply, and drainage system can still be worked on and improved upon to create a better and more conducive urban centre. Also good environmental policies should be endorsed by the government to tackle the negative effects of urbanization on the environment