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    Involvement of Community-Based Associations towards Sustainable Settlement Infrastructure in Ilorin, Nigeria
    (Construction and Human Settlements Management Journal, 2021) Kolawole A. SHITTU; Lekan SANNI; Ayobami Abayomi POPOOLA; Bamiji Micheal ADELEYE; Samuel MADEYESE; Olawale AKOGUN
    To reduce the national housing deficit in Nigeria, numerous government housing estates were constructed and allocated for people to reside. Government housing estates in Nigeria are now characterized by gross discomfort due poor state of the infrastructures. This study appraised the involvement of Community-Based Organisation in the provision of infrastructural facilities in Mandate Housing Estate, Ilorin, Kwara State. Questionnaires were administered to officials of the Kwara State Housing Corporation and committee members of the Community-Based Organisations in the estate. Findings reveal that communal involvement led to the provision of culverts, parking facility, walkway, and streetlight while the utilities and services provided by associations also include electric pole, electric transformers, waste disposal, deep-well, borehole, and security. The involvement strategies in community development projects by the associations include resource mobilization, special levy, physical participation, and payment of the regular levy. In contrast, factors influencing residents' participation in community projects include affordability to pay, the influence of neighbours and households, and the suitability of projects. Among the recommendations made for improved infrastructural facilities through community-based organisation are upgrading of amenities in the housing schemes, the connection of the schemes to public water mains, spatial control and review of developmental plan in the estates and housing schemes.
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    Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Access in Selected Rural Communities
    (IGI Global, 2022) Samuel Medayese; Balikis Ajoke Ali; Ayobami Abayomi Popoola; Olamide Martins Olaniyan; Kolawole Adebayo Shittu; Bamiji Michael Adeleye; Taiwo Oladapo Babalola; Nunyi Vachaku Blamah; Ojoma Gloria Popoola; Omowumi Owoyemi-Medayese
    Access to potable water and sanitation promotion is critical to public health and community development. The rural communities of Garatu and Gidanmangoro were selected for a comparative investigation of the challenges households faced in accessing water and sanitation facilities. The study used primary data collected through survey questionnaire administration. Findings revealed that many of the respondents are female. In Garatu, 79%, and Gidanmangoro, 56%, have access to boreholes, while no residents of the two communities have access to the pipe water. The results also indicated that only about 17% of respondents have access to a water closet facility. The study revealed that the challenges associated with access to water and sanitation facilities include slow pace of domestic and commercial activities, household children absence or lateness to school, water unaffordability, and social friction and quarrels resulting from the long queue at the water point. It is recommended that attention be placed upon potable water facilities to improve household access in rural communities.
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    City densification and temporal dynamics of traditional inner core of Ibadan, Nigeria
    (Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 2023) Bamiji Michael Adeleye; Ayobami Abayomi Popoola; Zitta Nanpon; Kolawole Adebayo Shittu; Funke Jiyah; Hangwelani Magidimisha-Chipungu
    The conversion of vegetation land cover contributes to the retention of solar radiation in the environment, resulting in the formation of the urban heat island. This study analyses the distribution pattern of urban heat island in the traditional core of Ibadan amidst the rapid urbanization experienced. The remote sensing tool was used to analyse the trend of land surface temperature, normalized difference built-up index, and normalized difference vegetation index for the traditional Ibadan's core between the year 2000 and the year 2020. This reveals that increasing built-up areas will continue to strengthen the effects of urban heat island in the traditional core of Ibadan, while vegetated land covers will weaken the effects of urban heat island. This is because anthropogenic activities resulting from rapid urbanisation has adversely altered the natural landscape in the traditional core of Ibadan. This alteration manifests in converting vegetation land covers into physical developments and other impervious surfaces by the increasing urban population. Thus, increasing the land surface temperature. The maximum average land surface temperature of 35.34℃, 36.62℃ and 31.86℃ were record for the years 2000, 2013 and 2020 respectively. This study further recommends that urban greening and proper urban planning should be encouraged in the traditional core of Ibadan.
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    Challenges of Waste Disposal and Management in Peri-Urban Location around Ilorin Metropolis North Central Nigeria
    (American Journal of Environment Studies, 2024) Kolawole Adebayo; Modupe Lateefat; Maryam Abimbola; Abigeal Abosede; Olaniyi Afolabi; Modupe Olabisi
    Purpose: The research aimed to investigate the challenges associated with waste disposal and management in Eyenkorin, a peri-urban neighborhood in Kwara State. Materials and Methods: The study adopted cross-section survey research. The study involved sampling 250 respondents within Eyenkorin using a questionnaire as the primary data collection instrument. Demographic information such as gender, marital status, and age was recorded, alongside data on waste storage methods, disposal practices, frequency of disposal, and average weekly waste generation. The data was presented in tables. Findings: The findings revealed that a majority of the respondents were male, married, and aged between 41-60 years. Plastic baskets were identified as the primary means of waste storage, with burning being the preferred method of waste disposal. Waste was disposed of every fortnight, with an average weekly waste generation of less than 5 kg. The implications of improper waste disposal included the creation of breeding spaces for germs and pollution. Furthermore, the study identified nonchalance by residents, poor policy frameworks, and a lack of technical know-how as the major challenges of waste management in Eyenkorin. Implications to Theory, Practice and Policy: In conclusion, the research highlighted the inadequacy of waste management services and facilities in Eyenkorin, despite its status as a fast-growing peri-urban area. The increasing physical development of the neighborhood necessitates a proportional enhancement of waste management infrastructure. This suggests a disparity between current waste management practices and the evolving needs of the community, underscoring the urgency for policy interventions and technical support to improve waste management in peri-urban regions like Eyenkorin.