The impact of planning legislations and housing standards on the health of Ibadan city residents

This study exammes the health implications of non - compliance of planning
regulations and housing standards on the residents in the city of Ibadan. To achieve this
aim, a number of objectives were set forth which include: a review of the existing physical
planning legislations including building standards in Nigeria in general and Oyo state in
particular, · an exmination of the extent to which the buildings in the three density areas of
Ibadan (Low, Medium and High) conform to the existing building standards and planning
regulations; an examination of the effect of deviations of these houses from normal housing
standards on the various health attributes of the inhabitants and a suggestion of how the
planning regulations can be made more responsive to the health attributes and aspiration of
the study area.