Abstract
Data about system that could be used in urban housing Construction process, renewal and upgrading is presented in this data article. Urban upgrading has been widely recognized as an essential issue in developing sustainable built environment. The aim is to identify the system approach that could be used for renewing and upgrading urban housing generally with view to expanding cities, redevelopment, redesigning and beautification of settlement layout, upgrading of facilities and public goods and services, repair, construction and silting of drainage system. Stratified survey method was used in generating the data, through identifying the current housing system in some selected locations in Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria, examining the factors that affects urban housing renewal and upgrading, identifying and examine the system approaches for urban housing renewal and upgrading and to develop a template for alternative material intervention for urban housing. The data was generated through questionnaire survey of 100 respondents; through Stratified sampling technique. Data collected were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) with Descriptive Statistics such as percentage distribution, charts and relative agreement index for the interpretation of findings. Data was presented on system that could be used in urban construction process, renewal and upgrading as includes: Redevelopment system, Revitalization system, Rehabilitation system, Regeneration system, Integration system, Conservation system and Afforestation system.
Highlights
Data about system that could be used in urban housing Construction process, renewal and upgrading is presented in this data article
Urban upgrading has been widely recognized as an essential issue in developing sustainable built environment
Stratified survey method was used in generating the data, through identifying the current housing system in some selected locations in Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria, examining the factors that affects urban housing renewal and upgrading, identifying and examine the system approaches for urban housing renewal and upgrading and to develop a template for alternative material intervention for urban housing
Summary
The result above shows the planning factors affecting the urban housing construction, renewal and upgrading in the areas sampled. As majority of the respondents are been affected by these factors. Flooding and waste management ranked highest with 0.89 relative agreement index. This is closely followed by inaccessibility and poor physical planning with 0.86 relative agreement index, insufficient living space has 0.68, dilapidated buildings, lack of management regulation and lack of electricity with 0.59 relative agreement index respectively. The least factor which is Nature of decision making was ranked 0.34 respectively [12]
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