OLANIRAN, M.A and YUSUFF, M.A (2019) ILARO HOUSING QUALITY: IMPLICATION FOR ACTIONABLE POLICY. LASU JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES (LASUJMS), 5 (2). pp. 1-10. ISSN 1596-8954
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Abstract
Housing, being one of the basic needs of man, constitutes major feature of cities. Usually housing is as old as the cities, majority of which, in Nigeria, were developed haphazardly without any master plan that usually serves as a guide for orderly development. Thus, as time passes on, housing quality becomes derelict, poor and deprived in an environment devoid of basic infrastructural facilities and inimical to healthy living. A survey of housing stock condition in core centre of Ilaro Township was undertaken through reconnaissance, observation and administration of structured questionnaire. The core centre was delineated into 20 survey units with 5 households selected from each unit using systematic sampling technique. The heads of owner/occupier households were selected. A total of 100 respondents were surveyed but only 85 (85%) returned their copies for analysis. Data was tabulated and analysed using percentage. It revealed that existing houses were dilapidated without adequate room size, ventilation, toilet and cesspool. Also lacking in the area are sustainable sources of water supply, good motorable road network, drainage system and refuse disposal system. The inhabitants were living without any financial capacity to uplift their housing conditions. The paper concludes that it is very imperative for policy makers to come up with implementable blueprint for sustainable urban renewal in semi urban areas like Ilaro and other large cities across the country. Further development of urban periphery should be given adequate planning attention prior to any construction of buildings to avoid the continuation of the unpleasant scenario.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Management |
| Depositing User: | Miss Ayomikun Ogunbadejo |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Jun 2020 18:06 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Jun 2020 18:06 |
| URI: | http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/600 |
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