An Appraisal of the Determinants of Housing Development and Infrastructure Performance in Ibadan, Southwest, Nigeria
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2018-06
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College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Bells University of Technology, Ota
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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.
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Urban fringe development, determinants of housing development, infrastructure performance.