Nigeria’s housing policies have failed to meet the needs of its federal capital residents.
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Forced eviction is not a solution to the growth of slums.
Tearing down abandoned homes has proven benefits, such as reducing crime and toxic materials, but it doesn’t pay for itself.
Our research shows decent homes could be lost – and the social and environmental costs of demolition should not be ignored.
Resistance from the residents of informal settlements against housing evictions is not a new thing in Lagos, Nigeria.
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PhD Candidate, Sustainable Urbanisation, University of Lagos
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Assistant Professor of African Studies, Georgetown University
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Research Fellow, Department of Architecture, Monash University
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