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Social Indicators Research
Published in: Social Indicators Research 2/2017

24-11-2015

Satisfaction with Neighbourhood Environments in Public Housing: Evidence from Ogun State, Nigeria

Authors: Eziyi O. Ibem, Pearl A. Opoko, Egidario B. Aduwo

Published in: Social Indicators Research | Issue 2/2017

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Abstract

Neighbourhood satisfaction in nine public housing estates was investigated using data derived from household surveys involving 517 respondents in urban areas of Ogun State, Nigeria. The study was conducted between December 2009 and February 2010; and the data were derived using structured questionnaire and subjected to descriptive statistical, factor and multivariate regression analyses. The result reveals that the respondents were generally dissatisfied with neighbourhood environment in the housing estates; and the main source of dissatisfaction was poor access to services and infrastructure. Satisfaction with services and infrastructure; socio-economic environment; security; and levels of noise and privacy in the housing estates as well as marital, employment and tenure status of the respondents emerged as the predictors of neighbourhood satisfaction. Therefore, to improve neighbourhood satisfaction and the quality of life residents in public housing; urban planners, housing developers and managers must engage in innovative planning, design and management strategies that ensure residents’ satisfaction with these key neighbourhood features.
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Metadata
Title
Satisfaction with Neighbourhood Environments in Public Housing: Evidence from Ogun State, Nigeria
Authors
Eziyi O. Ibem
Pearl A. Opoko
Egidario B. Aduwo
Publication date
24-11-2015
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Social Indicators Research / Issue 2/2017
Print ISSN: 0303-8300
Electronic ISSN: 1573-0921
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-015-1188-y

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