The paper highlights survey on lowincome settlements in the core area of Akure, the capital of Ondo State, Nigeria and examined the socioeconomic characteristics of the respondent and the physical state of the building they occupy. It gathers field data with a structured questionnaire administered among residents of low income neighbourhoods of Akure using random sampling technique. The data were analysed using simple frequency and percentage distribution tables. The study showed that most of the residents are engaged in the informal sector of the economy (self employed), their income level is very low and that household size is very high .The survey carried out on housing revealed that most dwellings were constructed before 1960 and are of monolithic type. They are lacking in essential infrastructures and a large number (53.3%) are unsatisfactory by modern standards. While we are aware of the fact that findings of a study of this type may be more typical of the case than more general to other cities, there is every reason to believe that the issues involved are more national than local. The policy recommendations have therefore been geared to reflect this observation.
Sustainability has been advocated in the housing sector in developing nations but its adoption is hampered with myriads of barriers. This study investigates the critical impediments to sustainable housing delivery. To achieve this, 18 commonly used barriers in existing literature were selected for investigation in this study. Structured questionnaires were administered to 91 housing developers within metropolitan Lagos, Nigeria and analyzed using both weighted mean and factor analysis. The ranking and normalization analysis showed that out of these investigated barriers, deficiency in government motivations for sustainable housing, non-existence of sustainability enforcement and the absence of information on the sustainable building technologies database were the topmost three critical challenges to sustainable housing delivery. The factor analysis also showed that the underlying factor groupings of the critical barriers can be classified into technology and cost, knowledge and awareness, policy implementation, client and economic related barriers. These research findings have added to the sustainable housing literature within the context of Nigeria. They also create a reliable blueprint which would assist all stakeholders in taking the sustainable approach to ameliorate these impediments, thus promoting sustainability attainment in housing delivery.
This study examines the impact of religious camps developments on residential property with reference to selected areas along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway in Nigeria with a view to guiding property investors on the viability of residential property development in close proximity to religious camps. It assessed the types of residential property developments, rental values obtainable from such properties between the years 2005-2015 and the impacts of these camps on the rental values of the residential properties. The register available at the Ogun State Branch of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers were used to determine the population of registered firms of Estate Surveyors and Valuers practicing in Ogun State within the proximity of the study area which amounts to twelve (12) in numbers. Since they were manageable and could be traced, they were all taken for the study upon which structured questionnaires were administered. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and regression analysis. The study revealed that most of the investors prefer to build tenement buildings as it provides more accommodation that can house many population; findings also showed an upward trend in the values of residential properties as a result of the presence of religious camps developments. The regression analysis result revealed that religious camps development has significant impact on residential property values as the p-value (0.004) shows that the presence of religious camps development in close proximity of residential neighbourhood influences the rental value obtainable from such residential apartments. The study recommended that since religious camp sites developments brings about increase in property development; investors are employed to invest more and encourage seeking the guidance of Estate Surveyors and Valuers on the type of property development to embark on.
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