Assessment of Infrastructure Provision in Housing Delivery in a Public-Public Partnership in Abuja, FCT
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There exist in the provision of adequate housing with the requisite infrastructure to make for better living condition. Over the years, government through a National Housing policy, has continue to come up with some strategies in housing provision and encouraged privately developed housing investment to thrive and minimize deficit. Abuja was conceptualized as an integrated and sustainable city and planned to avoid the numerous problems plaguing other Nigerian megacities, while emphasizing the inter-relationship of infrastructure, housing, economic, social services, open space, and recreation. The population in this study is drawn from the participants of the Public–Private Partnership housing delivery, personnel staff of Mass Housing Department, FCDA and Mass Housing Unit in Department of Development Control, FCTA in charge of supervision and monitoring, the developers and occupants of the developed housing. Data was made through questionnaire administration and interview to the sampled population. Summary of findings reveals the impact of infrastructure on housing provision through public-private partnership in the study area in the study area.
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