Browsing by Author "Adeoye, D.O."

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    Acceptability of Corbel Construction for Housing Development in Ogbomoso, Southwest, Nigeria
    (Faculty of Engineering and Environmental Sciences UNIOSUN, 2021-09) Odunjo, O. O.; Oladimeji, S. B.; Adeoye, D.O.
    This study assesses the knowledge and attitude of people on the use of corbel arch for lintel construction to reduce concreting in housing construction. Ogbomoso was the case study and Ikose community was purposively selected being a fringe area receiving an influx of people from the city. Google earth and ground-truthing were used in capturing one hundred and eighty nine inhabited houses and questionnaire was the instrument for data collection and was administered to collect information on the socio-economic background of respondents, knowledge of material and willingness to utilise. Descriptive statistics were employed in the presentation of findings; chi-square was used to test the relationship between characteristics of residents and willingness to adopt the material. Analysis showed that 32.5% were 51-60 years; 60.4% were male; while 62.1% of the respondents were married. Also, 38.2% had modern/ secondary/technical/teacher’s grade II certificate, while 38.1% were traders. Only 12.1% of respondents knew the material, 68.5% were willing to utilise based on availability within the environment and ability to mitigate the effect of climate change, while 57.1% will recommend its usage. Gender, educational background, income and access to information are significantly related to willingness to utilise the material (P =0.000). Suggestions were made towards factoring the material into housing policies in Nigeria.
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    African Cultural Belief of Women Involvement in Housing Development and Ownership
    (Department of Civil Engineering, Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, 2021) Adeoye, D.O.; Odunola, O.O.; Oladimeji, S. B.
    The study examined a review of literature on African cultural belief on housing development and ownership by women, barrier and ways for management. Studies on gender and housing have focused on roles of women in housing development and involvement in decision making. The paper observed that in development of housing, women face challenges as cultural factors affect involvement in housing developments processes. Also, socio-cultural and traditional practices, norms and beliefs inhibit women’s engagement in housing developments processes. The study recommends government policies should be enacted to encourage female participants in housing development processes and patience is needed to achieve the desired goals in order to make urban housing development acceptable for both men and women.
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    ASSESSMENT OF MAINTENANCE CULTURE OF MASS HOUSING SCHEMES IN ILORIN METROPOLIS, NIGERIA
    (2022) Oladimeji, S. B.; Odunjo, O. O.; Adeoye, D.O.
    Most houses in cities are in deteriorating condition. Globally, over a billion people are living in inadequate, overcrowded, unmaintained and poor quality houses.This study, therefore, assessed the maintenance culture of mass housing schemes in Ilorin metropolis, Kwara state, Nigeria, to improve the living condition of houses. The research is quantitative and both primary and secondary data were collected from sixteen (16) mass housing schemes delivered by both public, private as well as public-private partnership in the metropolis. Multistage sampling technique was used and a structured questionnaire was administered to 1125 household heads which constitute 27% of the sample frame. The maintenance level of housing elements, spaces and infrastructure of the estates were collated using Likert scale ratings. Mean Weighted Values (MWV) were computed upon which comparisons were based. The study found that with an average MWV of 3.84, burglary proof had the highest level of maintenance (MWV =4.17) for housing elements, while there were deficiencies in the level of maintenance of plumbing (3.06), ceiling (3.64), painting (3.65), roof (3.65), water pipe (3.69), wall (3.78) and floor (3.82) indicating that there is an urgent need for improvement. In terms of housing spaces, with an average MWV of 3.82, laundry (3.46), toilet (3.67), store (3.68), bathroom (3.79) and kitchen verandah (3.76) all need adequate maintenance. Further, results show that with an average MWV of 3.44, there were deficiencies in the maintenance of infrastructures such as drainage (2.66), waste disposal (2.67), road (2.73), open space (3.02) and water supply (3.22). The study, therefore, recommends among others, that there is a need for urgent attention to be paid to the maintenance of the estates in the metropolis to forestall collapse. Also mass housing schemes maintenance policy should be included in the National Housing policy to ensure the life span of mass housing is prolonged.
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    Determinants of Affordability in Rental Housing in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria
    (Faculty of Engineering and Environmental Sciences UNIOSUN, 2021-09) Odunjo, O. O.; Adeoye, D.O.; Oladimeji, S. B.
    This study assesses the determinants of affordability in rental housing in Ogbomoso, Southwest, Nigeria. The location was borne out of the fact that the city houses Ladoke Akintola University of Technology which is a source of employment. Ogbomoso North Local Government Area, the domiciled home of the University was purposively selected for the study. Random sampling was used in selecting two hundred and thirteen households. The questionnaire and observation formed the basic instruments for data collection which were administered to respondents to collect information on socioeconomic characteristics such as; house type and condition as well as house rent. Both descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were employed in the presentation of the findings; correlation analysis was used to test the relationship between households’ income and house type.The bulk of the respondents collect N11,000 – N20,000 (35.2%) indicating they are low-income workers, while the significant house type was Brazilian rooming house (40.2%). Correlation analysis shows that there is a significant relationship between house type and households’ income (p=0.030) indicating house type is a function of household income. The study suggests among others that, the income of residents should be factored into housing policies in Nigeria in determining the housing needs of people