Assessment of housing quality in Ibeju-Lekki periurban settlement, Lagos State, Nigeria

Abstract

This article assesses housing quality in IbejuLekki, a peripheral settlement outside Lagos metropolitan region. Using purposive sampling, 370 housing units from clusters of 16 periurban settlements constituted the sample size. Primary data was sourced through structured questionnaires, interview (with local planning personnel) and observation schedules administered through a field survey. Using Statistical Package for Social Sciences, data analysis was done using descriptive analysis to generate frequen cies and percentages on socio-economic profile, neighbourhood quality, locational quality, dwelling quality, and building materials used. Tests of correlation were conducted on the mean of variables of neighbourhood quality, locational quality and building materials, derived through recoding of variables by means of Transform statistical tool, to establish the factors influencing housing quality in the study area. The findings show a significant positive correlation between household income and housing quality. The latter is found to be influenced by respondents' socio-economic attributes, building materials, neighbourhood quality, and locational quality in the study area. It can be concluded that socio-economic characteristics, predominantly income of households, play a major role in the level of housing quality that can be accessed in the study area. It is, therefore, recommended that the state government and private developers should promote alternative building materials, in order to enhance housing affordability by the low-income group. This will reduce the spread of informal housing development. In addition, the state govern ment should align urban policy to eliminate disparity in

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“…Notably, respondents were dissatisfied with the quality of their ceiling, ventilation, lightning, and the architectural design of their buildings. This finding contradicts Adedire and Adegbile, (2018) reporting good natural ventilation and lighting in most of the buildings in Ibeju-Lekki peri-urban settlement of Lagos Nigeria. One possible explanation for this variation is the locational differences of these settlements.…”

“…The dynamic relationship that exists between the physical features of housing, streets, open spaces and general settings in the neighbourhood determines neighbourhood quality (Adedire and Adegbile,2018). As stated by Clark & Huang, (2003) cited in Adedire and Adegbile (2018), neighbourhood quality is defined by the effects that neighbourhood characteristics have on a residence as a result of the environment in which it is located. Similar parameters are used to describe neighbourhood quality assessment criteria in Brkanić (2017).…”

“…It is a projection of the cultural, social and economic values in a community and it can also assist in documenting the surge of historic sequence of events (Olatubara,2007). Corroborating this viewpoint, Adedire and Adegbile (2018), submits that housing quality is extensively controlled by the socio-economic and socio-cultural characteristics of the residents; these determine the level of the quality of housing they can access through their choice of building construction materials and methods of construction. The study by Adedire and Adegbile (2018) asserts further that the influx of lowincome urban immigrants into Lagos peri-urban settlements is significantly impacting on housing quality.…”

“…Corroborating this viewpoint, Adedire and Adegbile (2018), submits that housing quality is extensively controlled by the socio-economic and socio-cultural characteristics of the residents; these determine the level of the quality of housing they can access through their choice of building construction materials and methods of construction. The study by Adedire and Adegbile (2018) asserts further that the influx of lowincome urban immigrants into Lagos peri-urban settlements is significantly impacting on housing quality. Lower income groups inhabit poor residential areas in peri-urban settlements associated with poor physical conditions, illegal development, limited or no access to water, and poor sanitation (Adedire and Adegbile,2018).…”

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