in Architecture Eastern Mediterranean University

iii The issue of housing the urban populace especially the less privilege part of the society is one of the major challenges facing mankind in the twenty first century. Studies by various authors have shown that housing problem is worldwide however it is of greater scale in the developing countries around the world such as Nigeria. This is due to rapid, one-directional (rural- urban), unbalanced and unplanned urbanization. In an attempt to tackle the challenges associated with housing the less privilege of the societies in Nigeria, the public sector has introduced and implemented various affordable housing programs and policies with little success. Numerous researches on affordable housing have been undertaken across the nation. These studies have generally addressed economic sustainability implications of affordable housing (issues such as fiscal implication, housing finance, etc) with less emphasis on social and environmental dimensions of sustainability. However, if the challenges of affordable and sustainable housing in Nigeria are to be addressed, th