Development Regulation Mechanisms and Housing Development in Nigeria: A Case Study of Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State
Keywords:
Building Regulation, housing, control, property, developmentAbstract
This study aims at assessing development regulation mechanisms and housing development in Nigeria using Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The focus is on the level of awareness of building developers of the laws on building regulations; the level of
compliance and the effects of building regulations on housing development; and a possible solutions to the problems associated with building regulations in Ikot Ekpene local government area. The study adopts a case study approach. Purposive and systematic sampling techniques are used select the participants. Questionnaire is the major instrument of data colltion. A sample size of Two hundred and sixty nine (269) registered property owners and developers as well as staff of the Area Planning Authority in Ikot Ekpene participated in the study. They were
systematically selected from a population of 713 registered properties. The results show among others that the dynamic nature of urban activities in Ikot Ekpene, if not regulated and checked, can create an unpleasant distortion of environment. It has been observed that the costs and
procedures in obtaining building developments approval lead to increase in rental value. Hence, the government should re-appraise this control mechanism to check the problem.
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