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Obaitor, Olabisi S. ; Lawanson, Taibat O. ; Stellmes, Marion ; Lakes, Tobia:
Social Capital : Higher Resilience in Slums in the Lagos Metropolis.
In: Sustainability.
Bd. 13
(2021)
Heft 7
.
- 3879.
ISSN 2071-1050
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su13073879
Abstract
Different slums exhibit different levels of resilience against the threat of eviction. However, little is known about the role of the social capital of the slum community in this context. This study investigates the factors contributing to slum resilience in the Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria, through a social capital lens. This study first investigates land allocation in slums, then the available social capital, and subsequently how this capital influences resilience to the threat of eviction in slums. Data were collected in two slum communities, in Lagos, through in-depth interviews and focus groups discussion. This study shows that land allocation is done by the traditional heads, contrarily to the mandate of the Nigeria Land Use Act of 1978. Furthermore, there is a form of structural social capital through the presence of government registered community development associations in the slums; however, their activities, decision-making process and the perception of the residents' towards their respective associations, differs. This led to differences in trust, social cohesion and bonding ties among residents of the slum, thereby influencing resilience to the threat of eviction in slums. Since community group associations, through the appointed executives, drive the efficient utilization of social capital in slums, this study therefore recommends their restructuring in order to support a sustainable solution to the threat of eviction in slums in Lagos.
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| Publikationsform: | Artikel in einer Zeitschrift |
|---|---|
| Begutachteter Beitrag: | Ja |
| Keywords: | social capital; community groups; community action; slum resilience; Lagos |
| Institutionen der Universität: | Research Networks > African Studies Forschungseinrichtungen > Sonderforschungsbereiche, Forschergruppen > EXC 2052 - Africa Multiple: Afrikastudien neu gestalten |
| Titel an der UBT entstanden: | Nein |
| Themengebiete aus DDC: | 300 Sozialwissenschaften 900 Geschichte und Geografie > 960 Geschichte Afrikas |
| Eingestellt am: | 10 Nov 2026 08:24 |
| Letzte Änderung: | 10 Nov 2026 08:24 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/99856 |