Abstract
The poor state of sanitary services is a major environmental challenge in urban centres of Nigeria. The situation has reached a crisis proportion in the absence of basic sanitary services like modern toilet, good sewage management method, functional drainage system, good roads, environmentally- friendly solid waste disposal method, potable water, electricity and social amenities. The aim of the study is to show how infrastructural improvement method of slum rehabilitation can be applied to reduce costs for improving environmental quality of a major slum area in Yenagoa. Basic Research Methodology was applied using questionnaire, direct observation and personal interview techniques to collect data. Both qualitative and quantitative techniques were applied to analyse data through the use of tables and charts. The findings in the study showed that poor condition of sanitary services seriously degrades the environmental quality of the study area. The standard of living in the area is very poor as the people lack access to basic sanitation and social amenities. It showed that only 2% of the households exclusively use water closet (wc) toilet; 4% have well-maintained septic tanks; none of the houses are on road with functional drainage system; 10% of the houses are on tarred roads of 10 or more metres right-of-way and none of the households use environmentally-friendly solid waste management method.
Highlights
IntroductionThis seriously degrades the environmental quality of the urban centres as they lack basic sanitary services
It showed that only 2% of the households exclusively use water closet toilet; 4% have well-maintained septic tanks; none of the houses are on road with functional drainage system; 10% of the houses are on tarred roads of 10 or more metres right-of-way and none of the households use environmentally-friendly solid waste management method
The results show that the condition of drainage system in the study area is not healthy as none of the houses is along a road with covered and flowing drainage system, 16% of the houses are along roads with either covered or open blocked drainage system, while the rest 84% are on roads without drainage system
Summary
This seriously degrades the environmental quality of the urban centres as they lack basic sanitary services. The UN-Habitat (2010) defined slum as a contiguous settlement where the inhabitants are characterized as having inadequate housing and basic services. Igwilo (2004) and Vidal (2003) described slum as a group of buildings or an area in a state of deterioration and unsanitary conditions or absence of facilities amongst others where the health, safety or morals of its inhabitants are endangered. In Nigeria, the situation is not different (Ayotamuno & Gobo, 2004; Owei & Nwuzi, 2003)
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