Barriers to the Exploration of Land Resources for ConstructionWorks in Osun State, Nigeria

Natural environment has suffered decay for ages through various human activities including the exploration of land resources that are required for construction sector towards the provision of human needs such as housing and other basic infrastructures. There is a dearth of research works that document activities in the exploration of land resources for construction works, hence this study. This paper examines the barriers to the exploration of land resources for construction works with a view to achieving a sustainable environment. A quantitative research approach was employed using questionnaire to purposively collect data from 10 quarry operators, 16 sand miners and 30 sawn mailers in Osun state, Nigeria. Data collected were analyzed using frequency distribution, mean score and analysis of variance. Although the views of the key players in the exploration of land resources for construction works were examined, their overall responses ranked insecurity (M = 4.21), poor road network (M = 4.10), occupational hazards (M = 4.04), work related deaths (M = 3.95), financier barrier (M = 3.84) and energy cost (M = 3.71) as barriers faced in the exploration of land resources for construction works. The study concludes that failure in public systems and poor provision of basic infrastructure are inhibiting the exploration of land resources for construction works.