ASSESSMENT OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND THE AFFORDABILITY IN OGUN STATE
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ASSESSMENT OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND THE AFFORDABILITY IN OGUN STATE
Chapter one
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
Housing is an essential component of human settlement because it meets basic needs and has a significant impact on people’s quality of life, health, welfare, and productivity.
It is essential for integrated physical and economic development, environmental sustainability, natural catastrophe mitigation, employment production, and wealth creation (Erguden, 2001; Boehm and Schlottmann, 2001; UN-HABITAT, 2006a).
The demand for appropriate and cheap housing is closely related to the need for security, safety, and decent socioeconomic standing for individuals and communities.
Despite the widely acknowledged importance of housing and various efforts to make adequate and affordable housing available to the majority of people, a large proportion of urban residents in developing countries lack access to decent housing at a reasonable cost (Tipple, 2004; 2006; UN-HABITAT, 2006a; Greene and Rojas, 2008).
As a result, most urban residents in developing countries live in housing conditions that are an affront to human dignity and have disastrous social, economic, spatial, and health consequences (Rondinelli, 1990; Cotton and Tayler, 1994; Opara, 2003; UN-HABITAT, 2006d; Coker et al., 2007; UNFPA, 2007).
As a result, insufficient housing conditions have become an intractable concern, attracting the attention of governments and individuals in many developing countries.
In line with human tradition, which seeks to investigate, describe, understand, and propose solutions to improve human conditions and enhance individual and collective well-being, both the public and private sectors have continued to make concerted efforts to address the social and economic challenges posed by inadequate housing provision in many countries around the world.
These initiatives have influenced laws, policies, strategies, and reforms, which have frequently resulted in diverse housing programs (Onibokun, 1985; Rondinelli, 1990; Ajanlekoko, 2002; Sengupta, 2005; Sengupta and Sharma, 2008).
A survey of the literature reveals that between 1950 and 2000, governments in several developing nations implemented various housing schemes and delivery systems.
Previous research has shown that successive Nigerian administrations have launched at least seven public housing programmes in the last few decades to address the country’s increasing housing challenges (Onibokun, 1985; Awotona, 1990; Ogu, 1999; Ogu and Ogbuozobe, 2001; Ajanlekoko, 2002; UN-HABITAT, 2006a; Akinmoladun and Oluwoye, 2007; Ademiluyi and Raji, 2008).
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