PREFERENCE FOR GREEN SPACE ON URBAN RESIDENTIAL PLOT IN IBADAN, NIGERIA
Keywords:
Green Space, Green infrastructure, Residential plot, Human well-being, Ibadan.Abstract
Green infrastructure within the residential plot is important to human well-being but lacking particularly in rapidly
developing cities. This study therefore, examined the proportion of residents that provided for green space, the size of green
space, and challenges encountered in providing green space within residential plots. A cross-sectional research design was
adopted to collect information while data were descriptively analysed. A total of 284 pretested questionnaires were
systematically administered to residents in six localities of two Local Government Areas (LGA) in Ibadan. Findings revealed that only 38.4% of the buildings have green space.
The majority (70%) provided space less than 10m , 22% allotted 2, 2 10 to 20m while 8% apportioned 20m to green space. A proportion of 30.5% provided green spaces for windbreakers and
beautification, 28.5% aimed at air quality improvement, 27.5% for carbon monoxide reduction, while only 11.9% developed
green plants for vegetable and medicinal purposes. As high as 61.5% of the respondents chose to maintain their green spaces
personally. The study suggests public enlightenment on the importance of green space and plants and corroborates with
stringent enforcement of physical planning regulations on green space development for sustainable green infrastructure.
