Accessibility of Services and Facilities for Residents in Public Housing in Urban Areas of Ogun State, Nigeria
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Against the backdrop of the need to improve accessibility of services and
infrastructural facilities for urban residents in Nigeria, this study examined the
accessibility of services and facilities for urban residents in newly constructed public
housing in Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria. The study was based on household
surveys and data were collected from 452 respondents in nine public housing estates
constructed between 2003 and 2010 in urban centers in the study area using structured
questionnaire and observation schedule. It was observed that although the
majority of households in the housing estates have good access to human waste
disposal system, accessibility to refuse bins, treated water, electricity, and public
transport services as well as educational, shopping, recreational, healthcare, drainage,
and other vital facilities is poor. One instructive finding of this study is that more
emphasis is given to the production of dwelling units than accessibility to basic
services and facilities for residents in public housing schemes in the study area. The
paper suggests that to improve the quality of public housing and living standard of
residents, policy action is required to compel public housing developers to provide
basic services and facilities in housing schemes in Nigerian cities.
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H Social Sciences (General)