An Appraisal of Household Participation in Housing Delivery
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AN APPRAISAL OF HOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATION IN HOUSING DELIVERY
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study
Interest in the subject of housing is not new. It has been a major issue for many years and has attracted many diverse contributions. The National Housing Policy (2004) defined housing as “the process of providing a large number of residential building on a permanent basis with adequate physical infrastructure and social services in a planned, decent safe and sanitary neighbourhood to meet the basic and special needs of the population”. Shelter is but one of many human needs, yet it is frequently regarded as central to material and psychological well being (Hays, 1993). The Second National Development plan (1970 – 1974) described housing as one of the absolute essentials for the physical survival of man and that housing has profound impact on health, welfare and productivity of man. This shows that housing is more than shelter. As Martins ( ) put it, housing involves the structure, the facilities and environmental conditions of the building. It is an indication of a persons standard of living, a significant component of the physical form and structure of a community.
Shelter has often been construed to mean housing, but it has been successfully delineated from housing using privacy, location, environmental amenities and investments as parameters. (Smith, 1973). Thus, anything called housing must be able to meet quantitative, physical, socio-economic and psychological including needs including (aesthetics).
Housing remains one of the world’s most pressing problems and it is continually growing in magnitude and dimensions. Every Nation has its own share of housing problems. Australia, Europe and United States of America all have evidences of various types of housing problems. The problems of housing in Nigeria are enormous and complex having both quantitative and qualitative dimension. The housing situation seems to be worsening
AN APPRAISAL OF HOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATION IN HOUSING DELIVERY
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study
Interest in the subject of housing is not new. It has been a major issue for many years and has attracted many diverse contributions. The National Housing Policy (2004) defined housing as “the process of providing a large number of residential building on a permanent basis with adequate physical infrastructure and social services in a planned, decent safe and sanitary neighbourhood to meet the basic and special needs of the population”. Shelter is but one of many human needs, yet it is frequently regarded as central to material and psychological well being (Hays, 1993). The Second National Development plan (1970 – 1974) described housing as one of the absolute essentials for the physical survival of man and that housing has profound impact on health, welfare and productivity of man. This shows that housing is more than shelter. As Martins ( ) put it, housing involves the structure, the facilities and environmental conditions of the building. It is an indication of a persons standard of living, a significant component of the physical form and structure of a community.
Shelter has often been construed to mean housing, but it has been successfully delineated from housing using privacy, location, environmental amenities and investments as parameters. (Smith, 1973). Thus, anything called housing must be able to meet quantitative, physical, socio-economic and psychological including needs including (aesthetics).
Housing remains one of the world’s most pressing problems and it is continually growing in magnitude and dimensions. Every Nation has its own share of housing problems. Australia, Europe and United States of America all have evidences of various types of housing problems. The problems of housing in Nigeria are enormous and complex having both quantitative and qualitative dimension. The housing situation seems to be worsening
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