AN APPRAISAL OF FACTORS AFFECTING SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN LAGOS, NIGERIA

Abstract

Housing is a basic need of man, as it provides security, privacy and protection from negative impacts of the environment. In recent years, most of the urban centers in Nigeria are fast experiencing uncontrolled population increase, with insignificant housing provision, which thus result in housing shortage. The population continues to increase and the demand for quality housing increases probably at the same rate. This research is therefore aimed at appraising Factors Affecting Sustainable Public Housing
Development in Lagos, the researcher was able to identify the socio-economic and demographic attributes of residents in the study area, which enables the researcher examine several factors inhibiting sustainable housing provision in the study area, information regarding the research was elicited from the sample population through the use of structured questionnaire. The research findings reveal some basic necessities are provided in the rural centers with improved standard of living and comfort, and basic employment opportunities, the phenomenon of rural urban drift will be stemmed to the barest minimum, the abundant human resources that are abandoned in the rural areas can therefore be positively harnessed in order to make essential input into rural and urban housing construction.