Sequential housing development: a viable strategy for low income housing delivery in Nigeria
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2010-05
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The Nigerian Institute of Architects
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Sequential housing development is an informal programme adopted by the low-income households, whereby housing unit is completed by housing sub unit’s construction method in time phase, through individual efforts to complete housing unit. Housing delivery is a collection of production, regulatory and administrative devices by which housing services are provided to the consumer. This has either been taken up by the government that is unable to cope with it at the macro-level or has been left to the individuals themselves at the micro-level. The consequence as response to the failed government housing policies and programmes has been the emerging development of dwelling units in a shelter-like manner through self-help efforts. It is against this backdrop that the paper appraised sequential housing development for low-income housing delivery, using the development scenario at Akobo Ojurin area of Ibadan as a case study. Data collection is from primary sources, informal interview and field observation, through the use of questionnaire survey conducted by stratified sampling technique within a selected sample frame of 41 houses in the study area. Data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistical methods. The paper makes some recommendations towards achieving success and concludes that sequential housing development is a viable strategy for low-income housing delivery in Nigeria; this needs encouragements through symbiotic relationship among the Government, non-government organisations and relevant professionals.
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Sequential Housing, Low income household, Strategy, Housing Delivery