Housing Affordability in Iwo, Nigeria
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Date
2020
Authors
Yoade, A
Onifade, V
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Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development (CHSD), University of Lagos
Abstract
Housing is recognized as one of the most important in humans' hierarchy of existential needs. However,
access to decent, safe and sanitary housing accommodation at affordable disposal rates has been a mirage To most Nigerians especially the middle and low-income segment of the society. In line with SDG 11
which focuses on sustainable cities and communities, this study explores means of making cities safe and
sustainable via access to decent and affordable housing. With a focus on Iwo in Nigeria's Osun State, the
study aims to ascertain the extent of the problem as well as the challenges it poses to creating a sustainable
built environment. Iwo is a typical Nigerian traditional town that has been transformed by modernity. The
study utilizes a comprehensive data set containing socio-economic variables of households as well as
indicators of housing characteristics including, cost, rent, size and quality. Primary and secondary data
were utilized. The basic data set came from a structured questionnaire that was administered to selected
residents of the study area. The systematic sampling technique was used to select buildings at intervals of
every twentieth building in the nine wards into which the city was stratified. In all, 1,061 copies of the
questionnaires were administered on household heads in the city. Secondary data were sourced from
published sources such as the report of the survey of housing units in selected urban towns in Osun State
by Osun State Ministry of Finance, journal articles, textbooks and the Internet among others. Frequency
tables and percentages were used to explain the results of the study. It is suggested that the institutional
framework to promote, enhance and encourage affordable housing provision should be created in the
town. Findings establish that high cost of acquiring land (RII = 4.22) is the most important challenge of
housing delivery while the least challenging factors affecting housing delivery is lack of critical
infrastructures in urban and rural areas of the state (RII = 2.15).
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Keywords
Housing , Environment , Housing provision , Infrastructures , Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES
Citation
Yoade, A & Onifade, V. (2020). Housing Affordability in Iwo, Nigeria. African Journal of Housing and Sustainable Development, 1(1), pp. 96-108.