Waste Disposal and Infrastructural Factors in Slum Creation: A Study of Selected Inner City Communities in Yenagoa, Nigeria

Warebi Brisibe¹ and Andrew Ebakpa^2,

¹Department of Architecture, Rivers State University, Port-Harcourt, Nigeria

²Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

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Warebi Brisibe and Andrew Ebakpa. Waste Disposal and Infrastructural Factors in Slum Creation: A Study of Selected Inner City Communities in Yenagoa, Nigeria. Journal of City and Development. 2021; 3(1):60-68. doi: 10.12691/jcd-3-1-7

Abstract

This paper forms part of a larger study that examines how certain unchecked processes of development and city expansion could lead to unplanned slum creation in inner city areas of Yenagoa, Nigeria. It explores the relationship between housing development and compliance with building and planning laws in the city. It uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods in examining possible factors that may have contributed to inner city settlements becoming slums. The findings show that factors such as sewage disposal, drainage planning, the condition of roads and solid waste management amongst others, have aided in determining the quality of urban environment and ultimately creating slums in Yenagoa.

Keywords:
slums planning regulations environment waste disposal infrastructure

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