Formative and Summative Evaluation of Crowding and Space Adequacy on Physical Well-Being

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dc.contributor.authorJohnson, B. M.
dc.contributor.authorIweka, A. C.
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-06T13:04:54Z
dc.date.available2020-01-06T13:04:54Z
dc.date.issued2019-03-01
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractImproving the quality of new and older housing stock in urban centres is vital for building capacity in residential provision and raising wellbeing standards since the bubonic plague of 1928 in Lagos. The unrestrained rural-urban influx of this boisterous pre-colonial period led to recurrent crowding and spatial residential inadequacies. Though this health challenge were consequences of poor planning, it prompted consistent reactions and policy promulgation by way of Acts on housing and health by the successive administrations. This paper evaluates the formative and summative challenges of crowding and spatial adequacy in informal housing neighbourhoods on urbanites’ physical wellbeing. Using a multi-level approach, a case study, structured survey, and observational evaluation of Somolu, a residential neighbourhood of Metropolitan Lagos was carried out. Findings revealed that the crowding index of 6.5 is higher than the 1995/96 National Population Commission survey, 85-90% of the houses built before 1985, 78% of the 350 household surveyed expressed indoor spatial inadequacy. Neighbourhood assessment revealed that physical features like assessable open spaces, parks, wide enough walkways, good sewerage system and natural ambience that are beneficial to physical well-being of residents were not integrated into neighbourhood jurisdictions. The combined summative effect of these factors revealed a low PERMA-adapted physical well-being level at 15.2%. This study advocates that reducing crowding index, revitalization of residential neighbourhoods through design-led integration of physical well-being indicators in localities will bring improvement and enhance quality of life of vulnerable communities.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJohnson, B. M. & Iweka, A. C. (2019). Formative and Summative Evaluation of Crowding and Space Adequacy on Physical Well-Being. Lagos Journal of Architecture. 3, 132-141.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2645-2669
dc.identifier.issn2645-2669
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/7268
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDepartment of Architecture, University of Lagosen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesLagos Journal of Architecture;Vol.3
dc.subjectCrowdingen_US
dc.subjectFormativeen_US
dc.subjectPhysical Well-beingen_US
dc.subjectSpace adequacyen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::FORESTRY, AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES and LANDSCAPE PLANNING::Landscape planning::Landscape architectureen_US
dc.titleFormative and Summative Evaluation of Crowding and Space Adequacy on Physical Well-Beingen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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