Volume 19, Issue 2, December 2015, Pages 441–447
Adiukwu Fidelis Onyekachi1
1 Department of Architecture, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile- Ife, Nigeria
Original language: English
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The paper studies housing Prospects for the Urban Lower Income Group in Nigeria, from the conceptual framework of Mass Housing and Public Private Participation (PPP) initiatives. Housing is an integral need of man and has a great impact on his psychological safety, health, social welfare, and productivity. Mass Housing and Public, Private Participation, in house delivery in Nigeria is, viewed by many scholars and researchers as objective measures to deal with shortfall in housing availability and affordability. What is the implication on the urban lower income group's need for housing? Drawing lessons of success of developed nations, the paper thus, identifies the legislation, administration and policies of Governance in response. The achievements of governance and inherent factors inhibiting effective Public Housing delivery are a central theme of discussion. Paper suggests innovations for success and in conclusion affirms in strong term that the much-desired socio-political, economic and industrial growth of Nigeria is a de facto subject to availability and affordability of housing for its 'teeming' urban populace.
Author Keywords: Affordable Housing, Income, Urban Employment, Public Housing.
Adiukwu Fidelis Onyekachi1
1 Department of Architecture, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile- Ife, Nigeria
Original language: English
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The paper studies housing Prospects for the Urban Lower Income Group in Nigeria, from the conceptual framework of Mass Housing and Public Private Participation (PPP) initiatives. Housing is an integral need of man and has a great impact on his psychological safety, health, social welfare, and productivity. Mass Housing and Public, Private Participation, in house delivery in Nigeria is, viewed by many scholars and researchers as objective measures to deal with shortfall in housing availability and affordability. What is the implication on the urban lower income group's need for housing? Drawing lessons of success of developed nations, the paper thus, identifies the legislation, administration and policies of Governance in response. The achievements of governance and inherent factors inhibiting effective Public Housing delivery are a central theme of discussion. Paper suggests innovations for success and in conclusion affirms in strong term that the much-desired socio-political, economic and industrial growth of Nigeria is a de facto subject to availability and affordability of housing for its 'teeming' urban populace.
Author Keywords: Affordable Housing, Income, Urban Employment, Public Housing.
How to Cite this Article
Adiukwu Fidelis Onyekachi, “HOUSING THE NIGERIAN URBAN LOWER INCOME GROUP: A Panacea for Industrial Growth,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 441–447, December 2015.
