Urban resilience for sustainable homeownership: the role of self-help in the ancient city of Benin, Nigeria

IF 2.1 Q2 CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY

International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation Pub Date : 2023-07-20 DOI:10.1108/ijbpa-03-2023-0033

Andrew Ebekozien, C. Aigbavboa, M. S. Samsurijan, Ahmad Salman, Godspower C. Amadi

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PurposeThe organised self-help approach successfully enhances urban low-income earners' (LIE) homeownership in some developing countries. The technique can enhance urban resilience for sustainable LIE homeownership. There is a paucity of studies concerning sustainable homeownership for Nigeria's urban LIE through a self-help approach. The study investigated the housing needs of the urban LIE via organised self-help mechanisms and how the same can enhance urban resilience for sustainable homeownership in the Ancient City of Benin, Nigeria.Design/methodology/approachGiven the unexplored nature of the issue, 20 face-to-face interviews were conducted with experts and analysed through a thematic approach.FindingsFindings identified eleven main barriers faced by the urban LIE. This includes the absence of government housing policy, funding frameworks, urban land scarcity, high property development costs, naira devaluation, high-interest rates, inflation, bribery and corruption, lax mortgage sub-sector, high cost of infrastructure, and government bureaucracy.Originality/valueThis study will contribute to pioneering the role of organised self-help mechanisms in urban resilience for sustainable LIE homeownership in developing cities via a qualitative approach. Also, findings would significantly contribute to developing countries' sustainable housing and urban resilience literature.

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可持续住房的城市复原力：尼日利亚贝宁古城自助的作用

目的在一些发展中国家，有组织的自助方法成功地提高了城市低收入者的住房所有权。该技术可以增强城市的弹性，以实现可持续的LIE住房所有权。关于尼日利亚城市LIE通过自助方式实现可持续住房拥有的研究很少。该研究通过有组织的自助机制调查了城市LIE的住房需求，以及这种机制如何提高尼日利亚贝宁古城可持续住房拥有的城市弹性。设计/方法/方法鉴于该问题的未探索性质，对专家进行了20次面对面访谈，并通过主题方法进行了分析。调查结果确定了城市LIE面临的11个主要障碍。这包括缺乏政府住房政策、资金框架、城市土地稀缺、房地产开发成本高、奈拉贬值、高利率、通货膨胀、贿赂和腐败、抵押贷款子部门松懈、基础设施成本高以及政府官僚作风。原创性/价值本研究将通过定性方法，有助于开创有组织的自助机制在发展中城市可持续LIE住房拥有的城市韧性中的作用。此外，研究结果将大大有助于发展中国家的可持续住房和城市复原力文献。

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International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY-

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation publishes findings on contemporary and original research towards sustaining, maintaining and managing existing buildings. The journal provides an interdisciplinary approach to the study of buildings, their performance and adaptation in order to develop appropriate technical and management solutions. This requires an holistic understanding of the complex interactions between the materials, components, occupants, design and environment, demanding the application and development of methodologies for diagnosis, prognosis and treatment in this multidisciplinary area. With rapid technological developments, a changing climate and more extreme weather, coupled with developing societal demands, the challenges to the professions responsible are complex and varied; solutions need to be rigorously researched and tested to navigate the dynamic context in which today''s buildings are to be sustained. Within this context, the scope and coverage of the journal incorporates the following indicative topics: • Behavioural and human responses • Building defects and prognosis • Building adaptation and retrofit • Building conservation and restoration • Building Information Modelling (BIM) • Building and planning regulations and legislation • Building technology • Conflict avoidance, management and disputes resolution • Digital information and communication technologies • Education and training • Environmental performance • Energy management • Health, safety and welfare issues • Healthy enclosures • Innovations and innovative technologies • Law and practice of dilapidation • Maintenance and refurbishment • Materials testing • Policy formulation and development • Project management • Resilience • Structural considerations • Surveying methodologies and techniques • Sustainability and climate change • Valuation and financial investment