Urbanization, Housing Quality and Health: Towards a Redirection for Housing Provision in Nigeria

Urbanization, Housing Quality and Health: Towards a Redirection for Housing Provision in Nigeria * Dr. Oluwafemi K. Akande Department of Architecture, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria Email: fkakande225@googlemail.com ARTICLE INFO: Article... More

Urbanization, Housing Quality and Health: Towards a Redirection for Housing Provision in Nigeria * Dr. Oluwafemi K. Akande Department of Architecture, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria Email: fkakande225@googlemail.com ARTICLE INFO: Article History: Received 8 May 2020 Accepted 17 June 2020 Available online 6 September 2020 Keywords: Urban Housing; Housing Quality; Indoor Air Quality; Public Health; Urbanization. ABSTRACT Nigeria’s housing provision is perceived in terms of quantity with less attention to its quality and impact on people’s health. The quality of indoor air in housing and its associated risks to human health was assessed in this paper to improve housing provision in Nigeria. Quantitative data collected from Bauchi, Nigeria includes household surveys, housing characteristics, indoor carbon dioxide (CO2), and particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10). PM2.5 and PM10 recorded in the building were (63 μm/m3) and (228 μm/m3) and observed to be greater t Less