the impact of real estate development in environmental degradation along lagos epe coastline area

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ABSTRACT

Environmental degradation is one of the problems affecting real estate development that needs quick attention. The development of an area will usually be followed by the development of a population. The increase of population will have implications for the increasing number of housing needs. The house is one of the basic needs for human beings to live and socialize. The development of houses would require space, if this is not controlled or has managed properly it will give a negative impact because land is limited. The development of estates Lagos Epe Coastline Area is very fast, both socio-economic and physical manifestations require spatial rules and guidelines to monitor and control the growth of the city. In the process of development, along Lagos Epe Coastline Area need to think about indicators of sustainable development, especially about housing and settlements aspects mainly related to the presence of residential area. Residence is designed into a dynamic area that is responsive to the growth of a region. Under the existing policy, real estate at along Lagos Epe Coastline Area is planned for the central region of the housing and functioned as a center for beach recreation, higher education center in along Lagos Epe Coastline Area collection or distribution center for the surrounding region. Based on the indicators of sustainable development, the purpose of this study was to understood the real estate development impact on the urban environment, focusing on along Lagos Epe Coastline Area.

KEYWORD: real estate development, environmental degradation, pollution, Lagos Epe Coastline Area

TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER PAGE

TITLE PAGE

APPROVAL PAGE

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ABSTRACT

CHAPTER ONE

• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
• PROBLEM STATEMENT
• AIM AND OBJECTIVES
• RESEARCH QUESTION
• SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
• SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
• DEFINITION OF TERMS

CHAPTER TWO

• LITERATURE REVIEW
• CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
• CONCEPT OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON THE ENVIRONMENT
• LAND DEGRADATION
• PROBLEMS OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
• GEOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF LAGOS MEGACITY
• WATER POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN LAGOS
• IMPACTS OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT- BASED POLLUTION ON COASTAL WATERS
• CURRENT INITIATIVES AND CONSTRAINTS
• MAJOR IDENTIFIED NEEDS
• HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON THE ENVIRONMENT

CHAPTER THREE

• METHODOLOGY
• STUDY AREA
• RESEARCH DESIGN
• GAS DATA COLLECTION WITH WOLF PACK AREA MONITOR
• DATA COLLECTION
• ANALYSIS OF DATA

CHAPTER FOUR

4.1     RESULT

4.2      DISCUSSION

CHAPTER FIVE       

• CONCLUSION
• RECOMMENDATIONS
• REFERENCES

 

CHAPTER ONE

1.0                                                               INTRODUCTION

• BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Real Estate mainly includes land, buildings, property and apart from these it includes crops, minerals and water. The greatest impact of property on the natural environment is that the property development process is very much dependent upon the built environment. Day by day the concern about the environment is increasing and therefore, the governments as well as the individuals are exerting a lot of pressure on the Real Estate industry to take more account of environmental considerations.

Housing is a basic of human needs to improve people’s welfare and equity. The Government of Nigeria is trying to meet the needs and improve the quality of housing for people in rural and urban area. The main reason of it is because housing and settlements in order basic human needs, also has a strategic function like family education centers, nursery culture, and improving the quality of future generations, as well as a manifestation of identity. There are various parties that the government share in the provision of housing called private sector. The private sector called Developer is a government partners. They have a role in housing supply at rural and urban areas. According to Colley (2015), land development process in housing has three actors or parties involved, called; landowners (land owner), government (public agency / goverment), and developers (developers / private sector). Any part of housing have a role, the owner is provide a land for housing, government as stakeholders make a rules or laws and the private sector as an investor or developer who will realize the program as housing procurement mandated by law (Gamble et al, 2012) .

Real estate A is a resident area built along Lagos Epe Coastline Area in order to meet the housing needs of the city. Real estate is different from residential areas in general. ‘Real Estate’ can be defined as land and property contained on it are owned by someone and have a sale value so that the word ‘Real Estate’ is often synonymous with the word ‘Real Property’. However, perhaps the word ‘Real Estate’ in Indonesia is often interpreted differently by society as’ housing, offices, apartments, etc. are legal and permanent. ‘Or’ building projects for middle to high society built on a large scale ‘. The Connotations of it happen because change of meaning about social phenomena ‘housing community’ that is more often built on a large scale and for developers to build more housing projects, offices, shops , or mixed-used building. Certain buildings also signifies something different in the area of real estate, that is potential to develop the area, which may also rise the economic level of the communities living around it, besides negative impact on the environment should also be taken into account (Guntermann et al, 2015).

The use of land will always have good or bad influence, it is necessary to control the functions performed by the parties concerned. This paper will describes the influence of resident area (Real estate) to the urban environment along Lagos Epe Coastline Area Surabaya based on benchmark indicators of sustainable development (UN Habitat in 2012, namely the social dimension, the economic, environmental dimension, and the dimension of Culture).

1.2   PROBLEM STATEMENT

Real Estate mainly includes land, buildings, property and apart from these it includes crops, minerals and water. The greatest impact of property on the natural environment is that the property development process is very much dependent upon the built environment. Day by day the concern about the environment is increasing and therefore, the governments as well as the individuals are exerting a lot of pressure on the Real Estate industry to take more account of environmental considerations. Recently, in Nigeria, there has been a direct impact on the Real Estate Industry as the concern about the environment is a very grave as well as important issue. Since the early 1990s there has been increased environmental awareness, legislative pressure and growing public interest in environmental issues. Consequently, the Nigeria construction industry has been encouraged to seek more appropriate strategies to respond to the environmental pressures. It is evident that many Nigerian firms in general, and construction firms in particular, have embarked on the adoption of some form of corporate environmental policies. The study offers an insight into the degree to which these firms have in fact incorporated current environmental regulations into their corporate strategies.

1.3 AIM AND OBJECTIVES

The aim of this research work is to examine the effect of real estate development in environmental degradation along Lagos Epe Coastline Area

However the objectives are as follows:

1. To identify and examine the impact of real estate development on environmental degradation along Lagos Epe Coastline Area
2. To make suggestions/recommendations on how to address/reduce pollution of the environment.
3. To identify the issues of environmental degradation in real estate development.

1.4      RESEARCH QUESTION

At the end of this work, this research shall provide answers to the following questions:

1. How does real estate development affect the environment?
2. How is development related to environment degradation?

• What are the 5 causes of environmental degradation?

1. What are the problems that lead to environmental degradation?

1.6      SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The outcome of this research will educate the general public on the issues and the adverse effect of environmental degradation in real estate development.

The findings from this study is going to necessitate measures that will lead to demand for improved implementation of environmental degradation control laws in Nigeria.

This research will also serve as a resource base to other scholars and researchers interested in carrying out further research in this field subsequently. If applied, it will go to an extent to provide new explanation to the topic.

1.7                                          SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

There are many factors that contribute to environmental degradation and different places have been affected, but in this study we are going to focus on the impact of real estate development in environmental degradation along Lagos Epe Coastline Area

1.8      DEFINITION OF TERMS

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION: This is the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as air, water, and soil, the destruction of ecosystems and the extinction of wildlife.

LANDFILL: This is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial, the oldest form of waste disposal.

QUALITY: This refers to an attribute or a property of something

POLLUTION: This is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that causes adverse change.

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT: This is a business process, encompassing activities that range from the renovation and release of existing buildings to the purchase of raw land and the sale of developed land

References

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Colley Tbk, (2015), Laporan Tahunan 2011, Human Settlements

Programme (2012), Sustainable Housing for Sustainable Cities: A Policy Framework for Developing Countries, UN Habitat, Nairobi.

Gamble, H. B. and R. H. Downing, Effects of Nuclear Power Plants on Residential Property Values, Journal of Regional Science, 2012, 22:4, 457–78.

Guntermann, K. L., Sanitary Landfills, Stigma and Industrial Land Values, Journal of Real Estate Research, 2015, 10:5, 531–42.