Some Sociological aspects : man power requirements for infrastructure and housing programmes with emphasis on self-help methods and site and service schemes

Abstract

This paper briefly reviews the causes leading to the creation of alums and squatter settlements, their magnitude in the developing Africa countries and their negative effect on the environment and quality human life an attempt will be made to lay down broad guidelines for setting up manpower training programme to enable the communities concerned to solve their shelter problems improve the environment of existing settlement through self help methods and sites and service schemes.