Determinants of housing and environmental conditions in a medium-sized city in Osun State, Southwestern Nigeria

ABSTRACT

The study examined the factors influencing housing and its environmental conditions as well as the relationships between residential building types and their environmental conditions in Inisa, Southwestern Nigeria. Data were obtained through a questionnaire survey of 800 (about 10%) respondents using a systematic random sampling technique. Results indicated that there is a significant variation between building types and housing conditions (χ²=81.834, df=2, p-value=0.000); and between environmental and housing conditions (χ²=73.776, df=1, p-value=0.000). The study also found that four variables (Number of Households in Building; House Ownership; Household Size; and Car Ownership) significantly contributed to the classification of respondents into membership groups of the ‘Poor Housing' group and ‘Good Housing’ group in the binary logistic regression. To improve the housing and environmental conditions of medium-sized cities in Nigeria, the study advocates the Physical Development Plan as a spatial base for urban economic revitalization and environmental regeneration strategies.

KEYWORDS:

• Housing condition
• environmental condition
• development plan
• logistic regression
• medium-sized city
• Southwestern Nigeria

Acknowledgements

The authors thank the anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments on the manuscript.

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Notes on contributors

Oluwasinaayomi Faith Kasim

Oluwasinaayomi Faith Kasim is a lecturer in the Department of Geography, Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Guyana with an interest in urban planning, research methods and environmental planning and management.

Charles Olufisayo Olatubara

Charles Olufisayo Olatubara is a professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Environmental Design and Management, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. His research focuses on housing development, research methods and environmental management.

Olusiyi Ipingbemi

Olusiyi Ipingbemi is a professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Environmental Design and Management, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Prof. Ipingbemi's research focus is on transportation planning and management.

Olaitan Olutayo Odunola

Olaitan Olutayo Odunola is a professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria. Prof. Odunola has an interest in regional development planning and housing.

Olayide Josiah Omirin

Olayide Josiah Omirin is a lecturer at the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Environmental Design and Management, University of Ibadan, Nigeria with a focus on transportation planning and environmental management.

Saeed Kamaldeen Ojolowo

Saeed Kamaldeen Ojolowo is a lecturer in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Environmental Design and Management, University of Ibadan, Nigeria with a focus on Geographical Information Science, community planning and environmental management.

Abiodun Akeem Audu

Abiodun Akeem Audu is a doctoral student in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Environmental Design and Management, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Audu's focus is on Geographical Information Science, spatial analysis and urban management.