Factors Influencing Housing location choice under Public-Private Partnership approach in Abuja Municipal Area Council, Abuja, Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.47514/kjg.2026.08.01.039Abstract
Housing is a fundamental human need and a key indicator of social and economic development. In urban cities such as Abuja, Nigeria, housing demand has outpaced supply, prompting the adoption of Public Private Partnership (PPP) schemes to bridge the deficit. Housing location choice refers to the process through which households decide where to live, which may be influenced by socioeconomic and environmental factors. This study advances existing housing location choice research by examining demand-side determinants within the Public Private Partnership (PPP) housing scheme in Abuja, Nigeria, using multivariate techniques. The concern about the quality of life in urban areas has led to an increasing concern amongst policy makers and planners on how to measure variables that influence housing location choice among the residents in the Abuja Municipal Area Council. This study examined the factors influencing housing location choice under the PPP scheme in Abuja. Four hundred (400) households were systematically selected from fourteen PPP housing estates that were purposely selected, with 357 valid questionnaires (89.3%) analyzed. Data were examined using descriptive statistics, mean score ranking, and factor analysis. Mean score revealed that safety and secure environment ranked highest (Mean = 4.24), estate location (Mean = 4.13) while affordability ranked lowest (Mean = 3.22). Factor analysis identified three principal components explaining 60.79% of the total variance: socioeconomic accessibility (36.75%), housing structure and estate attributes (12.81%), and basic amenities and service quality (11.23%). The study concludes that factors influencing housing location choice under PPP schemes in AMAC are multidimensional rather than a single factor. It recommends spatially balanced land allocations and the institutionalization of GIS-based location suitability mapping to enhance equitable, sustainable, and efficient PPP housing development.
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