Analysis of Access to Social Infrastructure in Rural Imo State, Nigeria

Abstract

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Social infrastructure: a way to see hidden homelessness in rural and Northern Ontario towns

“…The addition of two categories to the definition reflect two common themes identified in discussions about social infrastructure in the literature review. While the literature confirms that there are different perspectives on what social infrastructure is, educational institutions and health care facilities are most often identified as social infrastructure, or are used as a method of inquiry to understand social infrastructure (Baldwin & Stafford, 2019;Bigotte & Antunes, 2007;Brown & Barber, 2012;Kassam, 2009;Love et al, 2012;Osumgborogwu, 2016;Raagmaa & Kroon, 2005;Rothman, 2005;Uduku, 1994). This includes multiple levels of educational institutions and a wide range of health care facilities that are not necessarily defined as variation is common, particularly across geographies.…”

“…Libraries are frequently referenced in the literature as social infrastructure (Brown & Barber, 2012;Clutterbuck & Novick, 2003;Davern et al, 2017;Latham & Layton, 2019, Klinenberg, 2018, Osumgborogwu, 2016Rothman, 2005). Community centres, community hubs, and religious institutions are explicitly referenced less frequently however, general discussion about publicly funded spaces that facilitate mutual support (Klinenberg, 2018) or places where support services are in place to support the social environment (William & Pocock, 2010;Woodcraft et al, 2012) are commonplace in the literature.…”

“…Yet, a good community cannot be realized unless it meets the needs of diverse users and reflects the ways in which public and private spaces are used by different social and cultural groups (Klinenberg, 2018). When the social infrastructure is available, it improves capability and offers people the opportunity to develop social ties, to become a part of social networks (Osumgborogwu, 2016). The mapping exercise illustrates that the more capacious the definition of social infrastructure, the more walkable and accessible the community becomes.…”