Housing Enablement in a Developing World City: The Case Study of Benin City, Nigeria

Ogu, Vincent I.

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“…The data for the analysis was from 3 cities in different geographical areas to get a more representative picture of the situation in Nigeria. While Ogu (1999a) noted that individual private property developers provide about 55% of the nation's housing stock, Ogu and Ogbuozobe (2001) indicated that the figure could be as high as 85%. These developers build on average 1-3 houses, use finance from personal savings and acquire urban plots often from family inheritance or purchase such plots from local land dealers in the urban areas.…”

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A neo-institutional economic critique of the system for allocating urban land and development rights in Nigeria

Egbu

Olomolaiye

Gameson

2008

Habitat International

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A neo-institutional economic critique of the system for allocating urban land and development rights in Nigeria

Egbu

Olomolaiye

Gameson

2008

Habitat International

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“…Multiple definitions of uncertainty have been offered in the literature, including: lack of knowledge for decision making (Rakodi, 2001); ambiguity (Ogu, 1999); complexity (Kironde, 2006). The relationship between the uncertainty of planning standards and poor compliance with planning standards suggests that planning standards are unclear (UNCHS, 1999).…”

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Factors affecting compliance with residential standards in the city of Old Salt, Jordan

Alnsour

Meaton

2009

Habitat International

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The aim of this paper is to examine the factors which impact on the extent to which urban housing complies with residential standards in the city of Old Salt based in Jordan. The research found that the level of compliance with residential standards is quite low and can vary from one standard to another and from one house to another due to differences in the socio-economic characteristics among people. The findings of multiple regression analysis reveal that there is a good level of public awareness of residential standards, but this does not result in complete compliance with residential standards. Factors, such as household income per month, household size, finance facilities, municipal administration culture, monitoring, enforcement and the uncertainty of residential standards have a significant impact on the extent of compliance with planning standards. Suggestions for improved urban planning practices which address these issues are summarised in the paper and include reassessed current residential standards through comprehensive legal framework, linking residential standards with urban design approaches, changing planning practices, developing information systems to produce effective monitoring systems of construction processes and enforcement mechanism, the development of local staff including planners, designers and environmental engineers, supported partnerships between private and public sectors, and the use of participatory planning and citizen involvement.

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“…This debate in the literature has resulted in a generally accepted set of policy guidelines that emphasize plurality in housing provision for the poor by expanding the range of providers of housing to include, not just government and the private sector, (both formal and informal providers) but also the poor themselves, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and cooperatives (Ogu, 1999;Keivani and Werna, 2001;Ogu and Ogbuozobe, 2001;Eldemery, 2002;Mlinga and Wells, 2002). This approach, although a progression from Turner's, is not totally different from what he originally envisioned as the poor providing for themselves at cheaper costs, using materials they can afford, and building in ways that suit their lifestyles.…”

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Housing the Urban Poor in Twenty-First Century Sub-Saharan Africa: Policy Mismatch and a Way Forward for Ghana

Yeboah

2005

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The debate on housing the urban poor has become more sophisticated since Turner's original ideas of self-help and self-building by the poor were introduced in the 1970s. Today, the emphasis in housing the poor is on a pluralistic approach that stresses enabling housing provision for the poor by expanding the range of providers to include government, the private sector, the poor themselves, non-governmental agencies, and cooperatives. Official housing policy in Ghana does not reflect the pluralistic approach that prevails in practitioner and academic circles. Using ethnography, this paper presents the housing experience of a typical poor family in Ghana to determine what the poor build. It highlights the obstacles the poor have to overcome to acquire the housing they want. The ethnography provides a basis upon which the mismatch between the pluralistic approach and Ghana's housing policy can be bridged thus providing a way forward. The paper concludes by emphasizing the importance of the housing industry in poverty alleviation in Ghana.

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Housing Enablement in a Developing World City: The Case Study of Benin City, Nigeria

Cited by 21 publications

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A neo-institutional economic critique of the system for allocating urban land and development rights in Nigeria

A neo-institutional economic critique of the system for allocating urban land and development rights in Nigeria

Factors affecting compliance with residential standards in the city of Old Salt, Jordan

Housing the Urban Poor in Twenty-First Century Sub-Saharan Africa: Policy Mismatch and a Way Forward for Ghana

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