A Study of Infrastructure and Utilities on Residential Estate Development in Ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria
- October 24, 2019
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: IJRSI, Urban and Regional Planning
International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) | Volume VI, Issue X, October 2019 | ISSN 2321–2705
A Study of Infrastructure and Utilities on Residential Estate Development in Ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria
Hassan, Yakubu O.1; Awotungase Abayomi S.2; Olaitan, Peter A.3; Adewunmi, Olamilekan3; Talabi, Ibukun J.4
1Post Graduate Student, Department Urban and Regional Planning, University of Lagos, Akoka, Nigeria
2Lecturer, Department Architecture Technology, Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, Nigeria
3Lecturer, Department Urban and Regional Planning, Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, Nigeria
4Lecturer, Department Architecture Technology, Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, Nigeria
Abstract: – The study characterize residential estate development Ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria, a case study of Ayangburen Jubilee Estate; it review the development policy framework in the study area; examining the implication of high density residential development on infrastructure provision in the study area, and explore appropriate planning interventions for a sustainable housing utilities and infrastructure with the corresponding development in the study area. Having analyzed the current state and possible future scenarios, this study identified population and development control, physical infrastructure upgrade, Sustainable designs, policy review, Green infrastructure integration and public participation as possible intervention and recommendations to help halt and reverse the negative changes in the study area.
Keywords: Infrastructure, Utilities, Residential, Estate Development, Ikorodu, Lagos
I. INTRODUCTION
Infrastructure and utilities encompasses extensive collection of services and facilities which include water, road, waste disposal, drainage, communication, primary health services, schools and housing(Kiri, 2015). Appropriate provision and effective management of this public infrastructures (Ayoola, Kemiki, Adeniran, & Abdulkareem, 2017). It enhanced productive and profitable land uses in an urban area. The use of these infrastructural facilities compete less with productive uses through better rent offers. Neighborhoods have been the focus of attention of city planners, architects, and urban designers for a long time. It is a powerful idea and has occupied a well-entrenched place in the minds of both the theoreticians and of practitioners for many years. Yet a close analysis of its meaning reveals an extremely elusive concept whose substantive characteristics ebb and flow over time.
