A clean and healthy environment forms a crucial aspect of our daily living, which becomes a vital factor for a healthy lifestyle. Global warming, flood, deforestation, overexploitation of natural resources, climate change, pollution, among others are some of the environmental challenges that most nation is facing. This study aims to increase the consciousness of environmental factors distress housing development. The methodology used involved the analysis and review of previous related literature in reverence to the issue in Nigeria and other regions of the world with a view to develop a guide for housing development. The study looked at environmental factors in housing using Nigeria and other regions of the world as a case study. This study carried out a general overview of environmental factors in housing, environmental issues, and challenges in this area. The study used secondary sources of data from relevant literature to obtained information related to these objectives. The study also looked at the control measures to alleviate the impacts of environmental factors on housing in each continent and the way forward in building a sustainable environment. The results from the finding shows that promoting effective clean housing production, reduction of noise, water and air pollution, and reduction of solid waste, will alleviate environmental issues in cities around the globe. Also, effectively improving the environmental consciousness of people will significantly reduce environmental factors distress housing development in Nigeria and other regions of the world. The study recommended and concluded that there is a need to focus on designing eco-friendly buildings, sustainable building operations, and limiting the negative impacts of housing on the environment, such as noise, air, and water reduction and focusing on nature conservation.

Environmental factors, distresses, housing development, Nigeria, world

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