Improving Housing Durability in Deprived Settlements of Lagos Megacity through Ingenuous Use of Sustainable Indigenous Materials

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dc.contributor.authorIweka, A. C.
dc.contributor.authorAdebayo, A. K.
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-29T15:20:55Z
dc.date.available2020-01-29T15:20:55Z
dc.date.issued2010-09-01
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractThe challenge of housing delivery in many developing nations is exacerbated by the predominance of deprived settlements, according to recent publications of the United Nations Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat). In Nigeria, 30% of its urban population is currently living in Lagos megacity. The Lagos megacity region plays host to more than 200 officially recognized slum settlements. Going by the United Nations’ adopted definition, these settlements harbour households that suffer from lack of access to one or more housing deprivation measures such as durable housing, improved water, improved sanitation, sufficient living space and security of tenure. Nine major slum communities in this fast-growing megacity are presently benefiting from a massive World Bank assisted seven-year upgrading exercise that commenced in 2006. However, there is perplexity because emphasis is ostensibly on infrastructure, particularly roads. There is apparent neglect of the housing durability element. This paper argues that the approach adopted in this exercise is not exhaustive, and could in fact, portend danger for the future. The study discusses how the durability component of housing deprivation can be addressed through actions and policies that encourage ingenuous use of indigenous building materials.en_US
dc.identifier.citationIweka A. C. O. and Adebayo. A. K. (2010). Improving Housing Durability in Deprived Settlements of Lagos Megacity through Ingenuous Use of Sustainable Indigenous Materials. International Journal of Sustainable Construction Engineering & Technology, Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn, Malaysia, 1 (1), 99 – 111en_US
dc.identifier.issn2180-3242
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/7565
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversiti Tun Hussein Onn, Malaysiaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesInternational Journal of Sustainable Construction Engineering & Technology;Vol.1(1)
dc.subjectHousing deprivationen_US
dc.subjectHousing durabilityen_US
dc.subjectSlum upgradingen_US
dc.subjectIndigenous materialsen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::TECHNOLOGY::Civil engineering and architecture::Architecture and architectural conservation and restoration::Architectureen_US
dc.titleImproving Housing Durability in Deprived Settlements of Lagos Megacity through Ingenuous Use of Sustainable Indigenous Materialsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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