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The study examined the quantity and quality of infrastructure in Ibadan, Nigeria with a view to using information to providing policy guidelines for sustainable infrastructural development. Using stratified sampling technique, a total of fifteen wards from the five local government areas in Ibadan metropolis were selected for study. The selection of all the local government areas is based on the fact that all of them cut across all the residential zones in the metropolis and them all spatially coverage at the centre of the city. Primary data for the study were collected through the questionnaire administered on 1,035 respondents (2% of household heads in all the residential buildings in the metropolis), using systematic sampling technique. Descriptive and inferential statistics were employed to analyse the data obtained. Findings showed that deviations about the mean of the satisfaction index of the facilities such as church and dispensary were higher than their respective FAI. Furthermore, findings revealed that these infrastructural facilities were very adequate to the residents, but the residents were not satisfied with their adequacy in the study area. These facilities were mosque, nursery/primary school and secondary school. This implied that these facilities were available and adequate to greatly satisfy the residents. Thus, the study concluded that infrastructure facilities in Ibadan metropolis were fair.

Higher and middle income residents in Nairobi, Kenya have demonstrated a great craving for gated community housing. The phenomenon is manifested in all forms of residential property advertisements and in most new residential developments. The objective of this paper is to establish the drivers of the gated community developments in Nairobi County by identifying and documenting the push factors causing migration of a section of urban dwellers from open to gated neighborhoods. The study results are expected to influence urban housing policy decisions towards developing sustainable urban housing typologies. The researcher reviewed existing literature from local and international scholars in order to understand the variables in the phenomenon before engaging in a field study. This study adopted a cross-sectional survey design so as to allow the researcher to relate many different variables at the same time. The target population of gated communities was restricted to only those classified as lifestyle and prestige types that were found to be complete and occupied at the time of study. Eight gated communities were randomly sampled for the study. The main findings that drive GCs were security, lifestyle and location. Further, residents wanted to be involved in the decision making in management of the GCs. The study recommends clear development guidelines, flexible building standards and offer quality public services.