Ojo, Oladimeji Olusola (2017) ASSESSMENT OF INCREMENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN URBAN FRINGE: A CASE OF OFADA TOWN, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA. In: 1st NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT, THE SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, 7TH -9TH FEB., 2017, STELLA OBASANJO HALL, MINI CAMPUS THE FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC OFFA, KWARA STATE..
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Abstract
Housing is an integral part of human settlement that needs critical observations to accomplish aesthetical and conducive living environment. Nigeria has been expressing numerous migration from rural to urban center with little physical development to absorbed recent migrant. This paper aims at assessing physical and economic characteristics of incremental housing in the urban fringe. The economic activities of the inhabitants and causes of incremental housing in the study area. Data collection was based on structure questionnaire comprising of socio-economic characteristics of respondents, physical characteristic of building/condition, available infrastructure and providers. The survey administered 201 questionnaire to the inhabitants where data collected were analyses and presented in form of percentages. Qualitative and quantitative statistical analysis for validation of decisions. Findings therefore revealed that the high population concentration in Lagos metropolis require additional accommodations in the urban fringe, non-availability of loan, low income and recent development in the use of conventional building material contributed to incremental housing. Government should ensure that, there is legal framework to checkmate the activities of land speculators and adequate infrastructure provision to increase economic activities of the inhabitants.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | T Technology > TH Building construction |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Geography |
| Depositing User: | Users 12 not found. |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Jun 2020 13:00 |
| Last Modified: | 28 May 2021 13:50 |
| URI: | http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/610 |
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