Abstract
This paper examines the quality of housing and the environment in two residential estates in Akure, the Ondo State capital, Nigeria. The two estates are situated at the fringe of the city; one was built by the state government and the other by the federal government. The paper reports findings from a research carried out on the housing estates. The presence and performance of public goods and services provided on community basis were examined and found to be deficient operationally. The material characteristics of the buildings and the physical environment in which they are situated were also examined. On both estates less than half of the buildings are sound and do not therefore require immediate repairs to bring them up to normative or structural quality. A few of the buildings are either dilapidated or require major repairs and are thus unfit for safe habitation. In spite of these however the residents generally are satisfied with the quality of their housing. The paper proffers recommendations on housing regeneration and the improvement of the quality of the neighbourhoods. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n3s1p424
Highlights
Nigeria is a country experiencing rapid urbanisation
This paper examines the quality of housing on both estates and the quality of the neighbourhoods themselves
On Oba-Ile Housing Estate, 68% of the buildings were built of sandcrete blocks and sundried or burnt bricks were used in 25% of the buildings (Table 1)
Summary
Nigeria is a country experiencing rapid urbanisation. The urbanisation process predated its colonial experience, which is a principal factor responsible for the contemporary urban system in the country. The high rate of urbanisation is, not matched by a corresponding commensurate change in the rate of economic and technological development and social change (Mabogunje, 1980; Onibokun, 1985; Adedeji & Olotuah 2012; Olotuah 2015;) It is taking place in the context of a stagnant economy and a relatively negligible growth of industrialization (Salau, 1992). The federal government in the Second Republic (1979-1983) proposed the construction of 2,000 dwelling units annually in each of the 19 states of the federation as well as the Federal Capital Territory This was the first phase of its housing programme. The buildings were built in estates tagged Federal Low-Cost Housing Estates One of these is sited in Akure and is a subject of this paper. The Oba-Ile Housing Estate is one of the estates and is a subject of this paper
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