Towards a new policy direction for an improved housing delivery system in Nigerian cities
Theoretical, Empirical and Comparative Perspectives
Taiwo Gbadegesin (TU Delft - OLD Housing Systems)
Peter Boelhouwer – Promotor (TU Delft - OLD Housing Systems)
Harry Van Der Heijden – Copromotor (TU Delft - OLD Housing Systems)
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Abstract
In Nigeria, housing units are not adequate for the entire population, especially in cities (Anosike et al. 2011, Makinde 2014). For instance, the deficit grows at an alarming rate, from about 8 million in 1991 to over 16 million in 2000s (Aribigbola, 2000; Aribigbola and Ayeniyo 2012). The challenges of housing provision are not only quantitative but also qualitative and have to be dealt with in a dual institutional perspective: the formal and the informal sector (Makinde, 2014; National Population Census, NPC, 2006). How can the Nigerian housing provision be improved and what are the new roles that policy can play to address the housing shortages in Nigerian cities?