Spatial Structure of Housing Quality in Ilorin, Nigeria

摘要

The study examined the spatial structure of housing quality in Ilorin with a view to discoveringthe pattern of housing facilities in the city. Data were collected from the 20 wards of the city using simplerandom sampling. A total of 440 questionnaires were administered in the area. Factor Analytic techniquewas then used to analyse the data collected which resulted in the extraction of 5 structural componentsof housing quality in the study area. These are quality of basic facilities; energy and ownership; materialquality; water quality and utility factors. The resulting factor scores were then mapped on the study areato depict the structural pattern of the identified factors. The results of the study show that the structuralpattern will be relevant in urban renewal efforts for the city.