Authors :
Bibi Mohammed Umar; Sani Ajuji Mohammed; Marafa Umar Gidado; Mahmoud Bapetel Tugga
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 12 - December
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7463776
Abstract :
Housing is one of the essential human needs of
life. House is needed by man to protect him against
elements of weather. The provision of good housing
therefore, has a profound effect and influence on the
wellbeing, health and efficiency of any community. The
study assesses the geo-spatial analysis of demographic
determinants of rentals housing quality in traditional
Nigerian settings with a view to determining the pattern
of housing quality and its distribution in the area.
Housing quality in the context of type, facilities and
amenities available were examined; also the quality of
residential environment was examined, especially to
determine if the two meet the desire and satisfaction of the
respondent’s tenants. Majority of the respondents are not
satisfied with their present houses and residential
environment, perception of neighbourhoods is largely
determined by safety, availability of facilities, quality of
residential environment, residential preference is solely
determined by socio-economic variables. Lastly, the study
identified the relevance of income level in determining the
quality of a house and mostly earn below minimum wage
per month, most of the people living in the study area are
low and medium income earners. Those residents were
distributed based on their income levels and is closely link
with their occupational status, and that the study has both
theoretical and practical implications. The theoretical
implication rests on the need for the development of sense
of place of study while the practical implication exposes
the need for preference studies before planning housing
and residential areas. Finally, there is the need for
involvement of housing and environment consumers in
issues relating to housing policy and environmental
planning so as to achieve optimality in planning.
Keywords :
Geo-Spatial Analysis, Housing Quality, Demographic, Neighbourhood
Housing is one of the essential human needs of
life. House is needed by man to protect him against
elements of weather. The provision of good housing
therefore, has a profound effect and influence on the
wellbeing, health and efficiency of any community. The
study assesses the geo-spatial analysis of demographic
determinants of rentals housing quality in traditional
Nigerian settings with a view to determining the pattern
of housing quality and its distribution in the area.
Housing quality in the context of type, facilities and
amenities available were examined; also the quality of
residential environment was examined, especially to
determine if the two meet the desire and satisfaction of the
respondent’s tenants. Majority of the respondents are not
satisfied with their present houses and residential
environment, perception of neighbourhoods is largely
determined by safety, availability of facilities, quality of
residential environment, residential preference is solely
determined by socio-economic variables. Lastly, the study
identified the relevance of income level in determining the
quality of a house and mostly earn below minimum wage
per month, most of the people living in the study area are
low and medium income earners. Those residents were
distributed based on their income levels and is closely link
with their occupational status, and that the study has both
theoretical and practical implications. The theoretical
implication rests on the need for the development of sense
of place of study while the practical implication exposes
the need for preference studies before planning housing
and residential areas. Finally, there is the need for
involvement of housing and environment consumers in
issues relating to housing policy and environmental
planning so as to achieve optimality in planning.
Keywords :
Geo-Spatial Analysis, Housing Quality, Demographic, Neighbourhood
