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End-Users Housing Requirements in Tumfure Housing Estate in Gombe Metropolis, Nigeria

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  • Dahiru Adamu

    (Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University)

  • Tafida Adamu Ibrahim

    (Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University)

  • Ibahim Abdullahi Sabo

    (Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University)

  • Iliyasu Ibrahim

    (Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University)

Abstract

One of the critical success indicators of projects is to meet the requirements of end-users on which their satisfaction depend upon. This study aimed to examine end-users housing requirements in a Tumfure housing estate in Gombe metropolis, Nigeria, to improve end-user satisfaction. The study objectives were: To identify end-users housing requirements in Tumfure housing estate in Gombe metropolis. The survey design was used to collect responses from occupants of the estate using a structured questionnaire that produced a 65 % response rate. The collected data was analysed using descriptive statistical tools of tables and means. The research found that end-users basic housing requirements in the Tumfure housing estate were the flow of natural ventilation and illumination, rooms suitable for a family unit, modern convenience, circulation spaces, and adequate security. The research recommended that end-users requirements and their peculiarities be the primary consideration in designing and developing public housing estate to ensure higher end-user residential satisfaction. JEL Classification: O18

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  • Dahiru Adamu & Tafida Adamu Ibrahim & Ibahim Abdullahi Sabo & Iliyasu Ibrahim, 2021. "End-Users Housing Requirements in Tumfure Housing Estate in Gombe Metropolis, Nigeria," Traektoriâ Nauki = Path of Science, Altezoro, s.r.o. & Dialog, vol. 7(03), pages 3012-3019, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:pos:journl:68-4
    DOI: 10.22178/pos.68-3
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    Keywords

    end-users; housing requirement; housing estate; satisfaction and post occupancy;
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    JEL classification:

    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure

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