**2.1 Nigerian demographic implication for green housing**

The national population policy recognizes population factors, social and economic development, and environmental issues as irrevocably entwined and are all critical to the achievement of sustainable development in Nigeria. Consequently, this section discusses the implications of Nigeria's demography for future housing.

Human beings depend on the environment to survive. The population of a people occupying a geographical location represents the population density. The consistent increase in population increases the population density of the country. There is increase in the demand for housing with increased consumption of both physical and natural environmental resources to meet this growing demand. Subsequent housing development policies did not consider the degrading impact of housing development

