SLUM DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING NEEDS: A CASE STUDY OF IWAYA SLUM IN LAGOS STATE
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2014
Authors
Kukoyi, A.
Kukoyi, P.O.
Nduka, D.
Igwe, J.
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Abstract
It has been upheld that, slum development in urban cities is as a result of urban poverty and intra-city
inequality. Although, it has been asserted that most people who live in slums are poor; conversely, not
all slum dwellers are poor. This study seeks to investigate the factors influencing housing needs of
people residing in slums, using Iwaya in Lagos state, Nigeria, as a case study. In order to achieve the
study‘s objective, survey was adopted. Using semi-structured interviews, the factors influencing
housing needs of slum dwellers was investigated towards unearthing these current and festering
issues. The findings reveal that finance and social status are not the only factors influencing people‘s
choice to live in slums. Therefore, it is recommended that stakeholders need to develop an all-inclusive framework in order to eradicate slums or upgrade the living conditions of slum dwellers.
However, full details of generalizable factors are yet to emerge and needs to be further explored,
especially as the threat of slums remains unresolved.
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Conference paper
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Housing needs, Lagos, Slums, urban development
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Kukoyi, A.D.; Kukoyi, P.O.; Nduka, D.O.; and Igwe, J. (2014). Slum development and Housing needs: A case study of Iwaya Slum in Lagos State. In O. A. Ejohwomu & S. O. Oshodi (Eds), Proceedings of the 3rd International conference of infrastructure development in Africa (ICIDA).17 – 19 March 2014, pp. 168-176.