Environmental Factors in Housing

Abstract

The paper looks at the environmental factors in housing, national environmental problems, construction and the environment, Sustainable development, the study of the present situations, the effects, and the impacts of the environmental factors in housing. The natural phenomena include tropical storms, land erosion, windstorms, floods, drought, desertification, human diseases, coastal erosion, and diseases, wildfire, harmattan haze and landslides. Other potential hazards include earthquakes and volcanoes. The major man-made hazards include civil strife; road, water and air traffic accidents; and technological episodes such as oil spills, hazardous wastes dumping and industrial accidents. All of the above call for urgent action for the strengthening of our emergency preparedness to reduce our peoples' vulnerability and cushion the impact of disasters on our settlements, economy and environment. The paper reviews the existing literature on the environmental factors in housing, including an overview of Nigeria environmental issues. It considers the future plans for strengthening, improving and coordinating the implementation of environmental management by making necessary recommendations.

Keywords: Environmental Factors, Housing, Sustainability, Construction Industry.