Odlima

Abstract The provision of adequate housing to the citizenry has been a major challenge to governments in both developed and developing nations of the world. Housing is combination of characteristics for the purpose of providing a unique home within a given neighbourhood, thus, it is an array of economic, social and psychological phenomenon. This paper examines the development of housing units in a rural area in Nigeria and the provision of infrastructures with a view to ascertaining the sustainability of the housing environment.  The study revealed that for housing development to be sustainable, basic infrastructures such as electricity, water supply and waste disposal system had to be put in place. Considering the different models against which to measure the sustainability of the housing environment, there is still a lot to be achieved in the study area in the provision of basic infrastructures. Planning for housing and setting standards for the regulation of building construc...

A map shows a part or the whole of the earth's surface on a sheet of paper. Generally maps have lines of latitude and longitude on them. They show position of places. They also show directions and distances. Maps have signs and symbols on them too. A knowledge of such symbols and signs enables us to read and understand maps.     Scale is a critical aspect of map reading as it provides the relationship between the distances on the map and the actual distances on the Earth's surface. Here's how scale influences map reading: 1. **Distance Interpretation**: The scale of a map indicates how much smaller the map is compared to the actual area it represents. For example, a map with a scale of 1:100,000 means that one unit of measurement on the map (like 1 centimeter) represents 100,000 of the same units on the Earth's surface (like 100,000 centimeters or 1 kilometer). 2. **Precision and Detail**: Larger scale maps (like 1:10,000) show smaller areas with more detail, such as in...