Urban Public Buildings and Accessibility Challenges in Nigeria

International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) | Volume VII, Issue V, May 2020 | ISSN 2321–2705

Urban Public Buildings and Accessibility Challenges in Nigeria

 Bumma, Felix Neeka^1*, Ayagere, Selete Ayebaemi², Amakiri-Whyte Belema Henry³, Ubani Princewill^{4*
1, 2, 3}Department of Architecture, Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic Bori Nigeria
⁴Department of Urban And Regional Planning, Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic Bori Nigeria
*Corresponding Author

Abstract: The trends of public buildings accessibility and circulation challenges confronting persons with disability are contemporary concerns in the focus of environmental experts internationally. This is relevant given the restriction implications of disabled persons on public buildings. On the other hand, this seems not to be so in developed countries going by both practice and investigation consideration. The research consequently examined challenges for persons with disabilities across urban public buildings in Niger delta. The research considered environmental observation and designed questionnaire methods for data acquisition whereas standard deviation (STD) principal components analysis (PCA) and Pearson correlation coefficient were the methodical tools employed. The result established that school buildings (0.50), police station accounted for (0.72) and courthouses (0.62) etc with restriction factors for persons with disabilities in Niger delta urban environs of Nigeria. In furtherance, institutional buildings (20%), legal building (13%), transportation building (12%), medical building (10%) and banking/recreational buildings (7%) were the classified public buildings. However, The research demonstrated that there was a weak negative relationship between public buildings and wheelchair ramp at (r = -0.212, p<.05), elevators (r = -0.56, p<0.5) and modified toilet (r = -0.51, p<.05).The article settled with recommendations on approaches for including the necessary facilities that makes public buildings accessible for all the citizenry of Niger Delta and beyond through proper consultations, architectural and engineering designs.

Keywords: Public, Building, Challenge, Disability and Niger Delta.

I.INTRODUCTION

Public buildings designed for universal consumption are not accessibly by persons with physical disability across sub –Sahara African. The system is not neither new nor anonymous despite the critical growth and development of fashionable public buildings. The relevant authorities simply haven’t built or make equitable and universal consideration for urban public buildings that accommodates disabled persons. For the disabled, it means either not having the accessibility to public places in urban centre whereas expert has battled these issues since timeworn; and recently, start-ups’ have struggled at offering new solution to the challenges.( research work 2020).

Read More