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Problem Associated With Rural Housing In Nigeria
[A CASE STUDY OF IGBO-OWU IN IFELODUN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN ILORIN]
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1.6 DEFINITION OF TERMS
Housing: According to Fenice (1986) he believed that housing is a wide subject which is difficult to define all embracing terms, he defined housing as a major human need which traditionally is the collective responsibility of the society, thus reflects the culture and standard of living of people and a national and constitutes historical evidence of civilization.
Housing market: According to Olufemi (1993) he said housing market is a mechanism for supply houses once Hartson (1986) also defined housing market as a physical area within a local housing units are linked up in a chain of substitution where every dwelling unit within a local housing market can be considered as a substitute to every other unit in term of the shape and the size.
Housing maintenance: This refers to a calculated attempt to support, sustain or uphold a given property, it helps to ensure that the house and the high standard facilities provided for the housing layouy during the design do not deteriorate so as to maintain it’s aesthetic. In order too ensure workability of housing and its facilities there is need for maintenance.
Housing unit: A housing unit which is also known as a dwelling unit, is a living space occupied by a household while a household simplify means a person or group of person living together under the same roof or in the same building or compound (Fenice, 1986).
Housing density: This refers to the number of houses per unit space, it can also be refers to as the population of people per unit area in the housing area. Housing density provides the framework for monitoring the intensity of land and under utilization of space (Olatunbosun, 1975).
Housing stock: This is number of existing housing units within a geographical area at a particular period of time. It is determined largely by the addition of new housing units as well as the maintenance f the existing ones (Agboola, 1998).
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