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Assessment of Sustainability of Infrastructure in Tambari Housing Estate Bauchi: Two Decades after
Subject area: Physical Sciences and Environment · Area of research: Housing
DOI: 10.64388/IREV10I3-1722897
Abstract
Infrastructural provision forms important ingredients to housing development and formal housing supply, thus adequate provision of infrastructural facilities is regarded as critical components and facilitator for economic development and key to improving the quality of life in any community irrespective of size. While there is a plurality of housing issues, the problem of infrastructure in housing remains prominent especially when mass housing schemes are considered. The failure of some of these housing schemes has revealed that housing provision transcends the mere provision of shelter for needs of man. The purpose of the research is to evaluate the availability or otherwise of the infrastructure and to ascertain user satisfaction of the available infrastructural facilities in Tambari Housing Estate, Bauchi, Bauchi State. The study adopted the use of checklist and physical observation to find out the availability or otherwise of the basic infrastructural facilities in the housing estate, and also the use of questionnaire to ascertain the satisfaction of the users with the available infrastructure and the maintenance service rendered by the management authority. The findings indicated that some of the infrastructures are available while some are not, and some of the respondents are satisfy with the state of some of the infrastructure. The study discovered that the number of infrastructural facilities available in the study area is slightly adequate while some are not available. Availability and adequacy of infrastructural facilities is a major factor that determines the environmental condition and live ability of any settlement.
Keywords
infrastructure, housing, affordability.
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How to cite this paper
@article{1722897,
author = {Abdulkadir Abubakar Katagum, Idris Abubakar Katagum, Ibrahim Abubakar Alkali},
title = {Assessment of Sustainability of Infrastructure in Tambari Housing Estate Bauchi: Two Decades after},
journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
year = {2026},
volume = {10},
number = {3},
pages = {718-728},
issn = {2456-8880},
url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1722897.pdf},
abstract = {Infrastructural provision forms important ingredients to housing development and formal housing supply, thus adequate provision of infrastructural facilities is regarded as critical components and facilitator for economic development and key to improving the quality of life in any community irrespective of size. While there is a plurality of housing issues, the problem of infrastructure in housing remains prominent especially when mass housing schemes are considered. The failure of some of these housing schemes has revealed that housing provision transcends the mere provision of shelter for needs of man. The purpose of the research is to evaluate the availability or otherwise of the infrastructure and to ascertain user satisfaction of the available infrastructural facilities in Tambari Housing Estate, Bauchi, Bauchi State. The study adopted the use of checklist and physical observation to find out the availability or otherwise of the basic infrastructural facilities in the housing estate, and also the use of questionnaire to ascertain the satisfaction of the users with the available infrastructure and the maintenance service rendered by the management authority. The findings indicated that some of the infrastructures are available while some are not, and some of the respondents are satisfy with the state of some of the infrastructure. The study discovered that the number of infrastructural facilities available in the study area is slightly adequate while some are not available. Availability and adequacy of infrastructural facilities is a major factor that determines the environmental condition and live ability of any settlement.},
keywords = {infrastructure, housing, affordability.},
month = {September},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV10I3-1722897}
}