Evaluating the pattern of residential quality in Nigeria: The case of Osogbo township
Author(s): Jiboye David AdesojiJournal: Facta Universitatis - series : Architecture and Civil Engineering ISSN 0354-4605
Volume: 8; Issue: 3; Start page: 307; Date: 2010;
Keywords: housing | infrastructures | Nigeria | residential areas | quality pattern
ABSTRACT
One of the major challenges of housing in Nigeria is how to address existing variations in the pattern of residential quality across different urban areas. Through a survey of 406 housing units selected from three residential areas in Osogbo Township in Nigeria, this study examines and compares the pattern of housing quality. Using descriptive statistics and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), where; F =24.786 and P = 0.00 - significant at 0.05, the study shows that residential quality varies in pattern from one area to another. By comparing the mean differences among the zones, Zones C and A had 6.84, while C and B had 5.298. These values indicate that residential quality of "Zone C" is better relative to those of Zones "B' and "A" in Osogbo. The study concludes that appropriate policy and strategies should be put in place to improve housing quality within different residential areas in Nigeria.
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