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Item 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.Item ADVANCING PROPERTY INVESTMENT RETURNS THROUGH IMPROVED URBAN NEIGHBOURHOOD INFRASTRUCTURE CONDITIONS IN JOS CITY(2021-11) Adeogun, A.S.; Shittu, W.O.; Agava, H.Y.; Oladimeji, S. B.Infrastructure is one of the substantial indicators of neighbourhood and urban quality; it possesses the capability to draw and sustain returns on property investment. This study focuses on the urban neighbourhood infrastructure conditions as a pointer to ideal residential property investment returns in Jos city, Nigeria. The study adopted a survey research design using structured questionnaires to gather the required data. The data required are property transaction data on rental value and capital value of residential properties and the conditions of basic infrastructure in the selected neighbourhoods of Jos city. These data were sourced from practicing Estate Surveyors and Valuers practicing in Jos as well as the residents of the selected neighbourhoods. The estimated sampled size was 251 and only 161 questionnaires were recovered. The data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. They are mean score, standard deviation, coefficients of variation and Spearman’s Rank Order Correlation model. The results of the analysis revealed that residential property investment performed better in Gwang layout and Lowcosts than Rayfield and Kufong areas on the basis of risk-return. The risk-return ratios range between 8% and 38%. Rayfield and Kufong residential market showed high level market volatility indicating the risky nature of these property submarkets. Infrastructure condition indices in Rayfield and Kufong is higher than ideal condition index (Benchmark), ranging between 72%-89% and 81%-94%. Few urban neighbourhood infrastructure conditions in Gwang Layout and Lowcosts are found to be below the benchmark. The study concluded that infrastructure has a strong influence on residential property investment returns in the study areas. It therefore, recommended that infrastructure condition should be given special attention when forming opinion on residential property investment.Item 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.Item An Appraisal of the Determinants of Housing Development and Infrastructure Performance in Ibadan, Southwest, Nigeria(College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Bells University of Technology, Ota, 2018-06) Odunjo, O. O.; Okanlawon, S. A.; Oladimeji, S. B.; Moyo, U. T. O.Against the background of high incidence of urban fringe development in the world, this paper appraises the determinants of housing development and infrastructure performance in the urban fringe of Ibadan, Southwest, Nigeria. Multistage sampling technique was used in selecting four Local Government Areas out of the six suburban LGAs of the city. Google earth and ground trotting was used in capturing and selecting seven hundred and forty-two new houses. The questionnaires administered on house owners were harvested on the spot. The information collected includes socio-economic and demographic characteristics of residents as well as characteristics of infrastructural facilities. The study utilised both descriptive and inferential statistical analyses; Facility Availability Index (FAI) and Facility Functionality Index (FFI) were used to compare respectively residents’ perceived levels of availability of, and functionality of facilities or infrastructure across Local Government Areas. The study shows that the significant house type in the area was Brazilian-style bungalows (43.4%) and flat type bungalow (36.9%). 18. 30% of the houses were uncompleted and were inhabited. The determinants of housing development in the area were accessibility to cooperative societies (74.5%) and income (17.8%). Level of availability of infrastructural facilities was low with overall FAI of 0.8, while the functionality of the facilities was generally very poor (FFI= -0.58). Strategies were proposed to enhance good and livable housing as well as functional infrastructure.Item 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.Item Causes and Effects of Abandoned Build-Operate-and-Transfer (BOT) Hostel Building Projects in Public Universities: A Case Study of University of Ilorin, Nigeria(Adeleke University Journal of Engineering and Technology, 2021-12) Oladimeji, S. B.; Joseph, O. P.; Suleiman, A.R.; Alomaja, J.A.In Nigerian public universities, there are acute shortage of on-campus student accommodation. However, the introduction of Private Public partnership through Build Operate-and-Transfer (BOT) scheme has yielded a lot of positive results in reducing the gap created by shortage of student accommodation. The success recorded by this programme is been threatened by the abandonment of some of the BOT hostel projects in public universities. Majority of these projects are either abandoned, neglected or uncompleted. This study examined the causes of such abandonment and its adverse effect on university environment. The study uses the University of Ilorin as a case study. Review of other researchers concepts, findings and theories were carried out. Structured questionnaires and observations are the primary data acquired for the research work. About 120 questionnaires were directly distributed to elicit responses from various stakeholders in other to find out reasons for the abandonment of these projects. Analysis of data collected was done by percentage, frequency counts and pie chart. Issues relating to financial misappropriation by the developer were identified as one of the major reasons that contributed to the abandoned projects at the University of Ilorin as agreed by the respondents. 103 respondents (87.29%) agreed that most of these abandoned projects were abandoned as a result of financial problem, while only 15 (12.71%) disagreed. It was concluded that socio – economic and environmental wellbeing of the university community and effect on the components of the buildings may be negatively impacted if drastic measure is not taken to stop the trend. The study therefore recommends a robust terms and condition in the agreement to be signed by developers and the university authority in order to forestall future abandonment of BOT projects.Item Causes and Effects of Abandoned Build-Operate-and-Transfer (BOT) Hostel Building Projects in Public Universities: A Case Study of University of Ilorin, Nigeria(Adeleke University Journal of Engineering and Technology, 2021) Oladimeji, S. B.; Joseph, O. P.; Suleiman, A. R.; Alomaja, J. A.In Nigerian public universities, there are acute shortage of on-campus student accommodation. However, the introduction of Private Public partnership through Build-Operate-and-Transfer (BOT) scheme has yielded a lot of positive results in reducing the gap created by shortage of student accommodation. The success recorded by this programme is been threatened by the abandonment of some of the BOT hostel projects in public universities. Majority of these projects are either abandoned, neglected or uncompleted. This study examined the causes of such abandonment and its adverse effect on university environment. The study uses the University of Ilorin as a case study. Review of other researchers concepts, findings and theories were carried out. Structured questionnaires and observations are the primary data acquired for the research work. About 120 questionnaires were directly distributed to elicit responses from various stakeholders in other to find out reasons for the abandonment of these projects. Analysis of data collected was done by percentage, frequency counts and pie chart. Issues relating to financial misappropriation by the developer were identified as one of the major reasons that contributed to the abandoned projects at the University of Ilorin as agreed by the respondents. 103 respondents (87.29%) agreed that most of these abandoned projects were abandoned as a result of financial problem, while only 15 (12.71%) disagreed. It was concluded that socio – economic and environmental wellbeing of the university community and effect on the components of the buildings may be negatively impacted if drastic measure is not taken to stop the trend. The study therefore recommends a robust terms and condition in the agreement to be signed by developers and the university authority in order to forestall future abandonment of BOT projects.Item 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 peopleItem Evaluation of On-Street Parking on Traffic Flow in Ilorin Central Business District, Ilorin, Nigeria(Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, 2021) Suleiman, A. R.; Raheem, W. M.; Ola, A. B.; Raheem, W. A.; Jimoh, M. Y.; Oladimeji, S. B.This Study evaluates on-street parking in Ilorin Central Business District (CBD), Ilorin, Kwara State. It examined the on-street vehicular parking mode and its impact on flow of traffic in the CBD. The study adopted a survey research design using the primary and secondary data sources. A sample frame of 4,543 respondents was determined through parking volumetric count that was conducted between 7:00am to 7:00pm. Questionnaire was administered to 354 motorists who parked their vehicles on the street, using accidental sampling techniques to elicit information on parking characteristics. All the six major roadways that criss-crossed the CBD were all selected for the study. Descriptive statistics tools was used to analyse the data while vehicle to capacity ratio was used to evaluate the impact of on-street parking on traffic flow. The study revealed that 57.9% of the respondents’ vehicles were parked on the street for the purpose of business and work. Further finding indicated that 61.4% of the motorists parked on the road curb because of inadequate or lack of off-street parking facilities in the city’s CBD. Traffic flow was stable in the four major roadways selected with the exception of Ibrahim Taiwo Road where traffic flow was not stable and queues developed rapidly as this contributed to traffic congestion along the road corridor. The paper recommends among others the provision of adequate and designated on-street and off-street parking facilities, regulation of parking by introducing park and pay to discourage on-street parking.Item Evaluation of On-Street Parking on Traffic Flow in Ilorin Central Business District, Ilorin, Nigeria(Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, 2021) Suleiman, A. R.; Raheem, W. M.; Ola, A. B.; Raheem, W. A.; Jimoh, M. Y.; Oladimeji, S. B.This Study evaluates on-street parking in Ilorin Central Business District (CBD), Ilorin, Kwara State. It examined the on-street vehicular parking mode and its impact on flow of traffic in the CBD. The study adopted a survey research design using the primary and secondary data sources. A sample frame of 4,543 respondents was determined through parking volumetric count that was conducted between 7:00am to 7:00pm. Questionnaire was administered to 354 motorists who parked their vehicles on the street, using accidental sampling techniques to elicit information on parking characteristics. All the six major roadways that criss-crossed the CBD were all selected for the study. Descriptive statistics tools was used to analyse the data while vehicle to capacity ratio was used to evaluate the impact of on-street parking on traffic flow. The study revealed that 57.9% of the respondents’ vehicles were parked on the street for the purpose of business and work. Further finding indicated that 61.4% of the motorists parked on the road curb because of inadequate or lack of off-street parking facilities in the city’s CBD. Traffic flow was stable in the four major roadways selected with the exception of Ibrahim Taiwo Road where traffic flow was not stable and queues developed rapidly as this contributed to traffic congestion along the road corridor. The paper recommends among others the provision of adequate and designated on-street and off-street parking facilities, regulation of parking by introducing park and pay to discourage on-street parking.Item URBAN AGRICULTURE AND SAFE CITY CONCEPTS – PALPABLE LINKS FOR THE URBAN POOR IN ILORIN, NIGERIA.(Faculty of Environmental Sciences University of Ilorin, 2022) Aduloju, O.T.B.; Akinbamijo, O.B.; Bako, A.I.; Anofi, A.O.; Oladimeji, S. B.Divers urban populations, including the poor, adduced urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) as essential food sources. Urban agriculture (UA) as a safe city concept is increasingly considered a building block in ensuring safe living and economic prosperity and as a leeway of returning the cities to city dwellers. Arguments favouring safe cities revolve around claims that they are more efficient, inclusive and sustainable. Integration of UA into the safe city concept provides an intervention to quadruplicate issues tied to livelihood, access to resources, knowledge and rights of the urban poor. Based on the preceding premise, this study assesses urban agriculture vis-à-vis strategies and contributions of UA to the livelihoods of the urban poor in Ilorin, with a view to enhancing a safe city. The study employed data from primary and secondary data sources for the methodology. Also, questionnaire administration, interview guide, personal observation and GPS all sufficed for the data instrumentation. Therefore, this study identified 11 areas within the Ilorin metropolis where UA is profoundly and widely practised. All these amounted to (144) UA sites surveyed. Descriptive analysis was employed to show charts and tables. Key findings revealed that nearly 15Ha of land was committed to UA in the Ilorin metropolis and spatial analysis through Average Nearest Neighbour Analysis (ANNA) revealed that UA sites were clustered and not randomly distributed. Also, the UA industry efficiently employs close to 902 persons annually and has raised the real income of almost 50% of poor people in Ilorin. The study concludes that city managers embrace broader responsibility by developing new ways of incorporating new UA functions in the urban planning system that would guarantee a safe city.Item Urbanization and Implication of House Water Supply in Ogbomoso, Southwest, Nigeria(Department of Architecture, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria, 2017-09) Odunjo, O. O.; Oladimeji, S. B.The world is becoming increasingly urbanized and Nigeria is not left out. One of the indicators of human developments is housing and as such, water is needed by households for survival. This paper assesses sources of water used by residents as well as the implications on their health at the fringe of Ogbomoso, Southwest, Nigeria. Multistage sampling technique was used and Oke-Adunni community was purposely selected for the study as it has large concentration of staff and students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology. The area was captured with google earth and two hundred and twenty two inhabited houses were found. Questionnaire was the instrument for data collection which was administered using total enumeration technique. The information collected includes socio-economic and demographic characteristics as well as sources of water supply. The study utilized both descriptive and inferential statistical analyses. More than three-fifths (66.22%) of the respondents were male and the most significant source of water used by residents was well (63.29%). Distance travelled by house owners to sources of water was as high as 5.06 meters, and the most significant socio-emotional health associated with this was stress (30.00%). Correlation analysis between the sources of water of respondents and disease prevalence showed that rain water had very strong positive correlation with typhoid, diarrhea and dysentery, while well and water vendor only had positive correlation with dysentery and diarrhea. Recommendations were therefore, proffered towards solving the problems associated with water in the area.