Urbanization and Rural-Urban Migration
Toward Involving the Church in Addressing Pro-Poor Urban Housing Challenges in Enugu, Nigeria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3224372 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Anierobi (0000-0002-3094-5502, University of Nigeria, corresponding author), Cletus O Obasi (0000-0001-6302-821X, University of Nigeria) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | SAGE Open (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/21582440211040123 |
| OpenAlex | W3196935009 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 4 |
Policy measures of governments toward addressing urban housing provisions seem to neglect the urban poor, especially in Nigeria. Presently, the world population estimated at 50% urban is aggravated by rural-urban migration. This is true of Enugu city in Nigeria, where urban housing challenges affect the poor residents. Enugu is one of the major Christian populaces in Nigeria where the Catholic Church is conspicuously a fulcrum for socioeconomic attractions. This makes it imperative for the Catholic Church to be involved in addressing pro-poor housing challenges. This study therefore examined urban public housing provision in Enugu metropolis with a view to determine pro-poor housing policy delivery involving the Catholic Church. Mixed research method was adopted. Interviews and observations were conducted randomly within the identified 23 informal/slum or squatter settlements adjourning the 18 formal neighborhoods of Enugu metropolis while the social inclusion theory formed the basis of the study. Findings showed that the identified 118 Catholic parishes also canonically engage in socioeconomic development of the neighborhoods as the available public housing provisions in Enugu were skewed away from the urban majority who are low-income earners. This indicates poor government attention to the housing needs of low-income households who resort to informal/squatter settlements. This article therefore recommends Catholic Church-Government collaboration toward inclusive, holistic, and proactive pro-poor housing delivery in Enugu. Effective utilization of housing cooperative societies, as well as a single-digit interest loan package for housing finance, was also recommended for the Government-Church collaboration to achieve inclusive social housing delivery in the city
Affordable housing · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Geography · Human settlement · Loan · Local government · Neglect · Political science · Population · Public housing · Slum · Socioeconomic status · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Urbanization · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Public Administration · Religion, Society, and Development · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Finance
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| Citations per year | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |