HOUSING PROVISION FOR WORKERS IN URBAN AREAS:- A CASE STUDY OF INDUSTRIAL WORKERS IN KADUNA METROPOLIS
HOUSING PROVISION FOR WORKERS IN URBAN AREAS:- A CASE STUDY OF INDUSTRIAL WORKERS IN KADUNA METROPOLIS
No Thumbnail Available
Date
1999-07
Authors
WENDY JOEL, MARGARET
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Abstract
I lousing Workers is of prime importance lo the economy of a country. This is
in view of the fact that housing environment influences their productivity and
safety. A good housing package for industrial workers will lead lo high
productivity and consequently lo a better economy.
However, in most industrial towns in Nigeria and Kaduna in particular, there is
shortage of adequate housing facilities for the industrial workers due to failure
of the industrial management lo provide houses for their workers, shortage of
housing sloek in areas adjoining the industrial Zones, failure on the pari of
government in enforcing the Employee housing scheme (special provision)
Decree and relevant policies, others include decent income which are
dependent on the effectiveness of the macro, economic, social and others
related policies.
This thesis therefore, seeks to investigate the problems militating against an
efficient and effective provision of houses for the industrial workers and to
pro for solution to these problems. Information was collected on Housing
situation of industrial workers in Kaduna, qualitative/quantitative aspects of
industrial workers houses, characteristics of journey to work of industrial
workers, and polieies on housing industrial workers.
After a careful analysis of the data, it was observed that most of the workers
reside far away from their working place and this has a negative effect on
productivity. They reside in house in deplorable conditions. The study found
out that 90% of the workers are not housed by the management of the
industries.
Finally, planning proposals were suggested on how to provide effective and
efficient houses for industrial workers.
Description
Thesis submitted to the Dean, post Graduate School, Ahmadu Bello University
Zaria partial fulfillment of the requirement for
the award of M.Sc (URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING).
DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
AIIMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY
ZARIA-NIGERIA
JULY 1999.
Keywords
HOUSING, PROVISION, WORKERS, URBAN AREAS:-