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Housing Policy Impact on Affordable Housing Production in Lagos Nigeria

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It is a realistic expectation of the populace to demand adequate housing from the government as well as from the private sector. The government has realized that a combination of providers is the only way to meet the demand. In other more developed countries this combination of suppliers have struggled and housing policy and its delivery is constantly being reviewed. It is hoped that the recently revised national housing policy has considered the different implication and will endeavour to accommodate the variety of need.

The government in this new policy release has mustered various think tanks, and managed to proffer some solutions to the inept housing procurement.

Should we expect such high sustainable standards from a developing government trying to empower the people and gratify its population with basic amenities of shelter? The impact of construction is felt by all and Nigeria is a country with a huge housing shortfall, where everyone gets involved in self build.

This research aims to answer questions raised and analyze the challenges and opportunities facing the government in its policy implementation. It would aim to create a decision support toolkit that could assist the government.

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  1. School of Technology, University of Wolverhampton, Technology Center, MI building City campus North Wulfruna street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1LY, United Kingdom

    Olatunji Olagunju, David Oloke & Felix Hammond

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  1. Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China

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    Zhikun Ding

  3. Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China

    Liang Zou

  4. School of Natural and Built Environments, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    Jian Zuo

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Olagunju, O., Oloke, D., Hammond, F. (2014). Housing Policy Impact on Affordable Housing Production in Lagos Nigeria. In: Wang, J., Ding, Z., Zou, L., Zuo, J. (eds) Proceedings of the 17th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35548-6_51

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