Assessing the Physical Planning Implication of Homebased Enterprises: A Case Study of Ketu, Lagos, Nigeria

Abstract

The study examined the physical planning implication of homebased enterprises in Ketu, Lagos, Nigeria. Data for the study were obtained from primary and secondary sources. The primary data were through questionnaire administered to residents in the study area. Respondents for the study were selected through multi stage sampling. One of every two streets identified in the study area were selected for study using simple random sampling. In each of the selected streets, respondents were drawn from 30% of buildings identified in each street. A total of 121 respondents were sampled for the study. The data obtained include, waste generation and method of waste disposal, impact of the business on the local environment, complaints about the business activities, and flood and fire incidence occurrence among others. The data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Finding of the study showed that homebased enterprises influenced the rate of waste generation, adoption of naïve methods of disposal, congestion in the street and disturbances in the neighbourhood. The study concluded that homebased enterprises adversely impacted the residential environment, however they contributed positively to the economic viability of low-income residential neighbourhoods.

Keywords: Homebased Enterprises, Physical planning, Implications, Lagos, Nigeria

DOI: 10.7176/RHSS/15-2-02

Publication date: February 28^th 2025