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The impact of development control enforcement activities on housing quality in Calabar, Nigeria

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  • Otop Oquah Otop (Ph.D)

    (Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Calabar, Nigeria)

  • Ibok, Akarawak Nduonyikoyo (Ph.D)

    (Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Calabar, Nigeria)

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This study assessed the impact of development control enforcement activities on housing quality in Calabar, Nigeria. The Data was collected using 400 copies of questionnaire, using purposive and simple random sampling techniques. The primary sources of data was employed were obtained from direct field measurement using a designed checklist from Cross River State building regulations, 1984 as amended in 1987 and questionnaire survey to determine building code violations, factors, location or spread and level of violations. The hypothesis was formulated and tested using analysis of chi square. The result stated that housing quality does not significantly depend on development control measures. Since the calculated value X2(6.830) is less than the tabulated X2 (18.31), the null hypotheses (H0) was accepted. The findings were that one of the major problems of unregulated development causing serious traffic congestion and flooding

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  • Otop Oquah Otop (Ph.D) & Ibok, Akarawak Nduonyikoyo (Ph.D), 2021. "The impact of development control enforcement activities on housing quality in Calabar, Nigeria," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 5(11), pages 705-710, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:5:y:2021:i:11:p:705-710
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