OLUBODUN, M. E and ADEJUGBAGBE, J. A. (2017) HOUSING AND THE URBAN POOR IN NIGERIA. In: 6TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, MAY 8TH – 10TH, 2017., FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, ILARO, OGUN STATE.
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Housing transcends shelter and thus comprises of the facilities and other social services within the environment which links man with his remote and immediate neighbourhood. It is universally accepted that housing is the second most important need of man after food. It encompasses the totality of the environment and infrastructure which provide human comfort, enhance people’s health and productivity, thus enabling them to sustain their psycho-social or psycho-pathological balance in the environment where they find themselves. High housing prices drive poor and low-income household owners out of housing markets, ruling out any possibility of improving their conditions. There are no simple solutions to this problem. One solution is to lower housing prices to a level the poor can afford, even if this solution is technically feasible, it is politically unrealistic. The notable change in housing policy in recent years is with respect to the spatial dimension of poverty. Slums are home to the poorest of urban populations in Africa. The houses inhabited by slum dwellers are mostly decrepit, overcrowded, in neighbourhoods that are prone to flooding and beset with poor sanitation and shortage of potable water. Most urban squatters and slum dwellers are poor, and the economic significance of housing is not in doubt. The aim of this paper is to look into the housing problems of the urban poor in major cities in Nigeria with a view to finding lasting solutions to the perennial situation. The methods to be adopted for this research will include primary and secondary sources of data but not limited to field surveys, questionnaire applications, personal interviews and a lot more. Reviews of adequate literature on the subject will be given good attention.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Geography |
| Depositing User: | Mr Daniel Kumoye |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Jun 2020 10:20 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jun 2020 10:20 |
| URI: | http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/650 |
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