scholarly journals Challenges Associated with Measuring Quality of Residential Satisfaction in Federal Housing Estates in Abia State, Nigeria

Author(s):  
Effe, Kenneth Chibueze et al., Effe, Kenneth Chibueze et al., ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-125
Author(s):  
Kingsley Okechukwu Dimuna ◽  
Abiodun Olukayode Olotuah

Abstract Residential and neighbourhood satisfaction are important indicators of housing quality and conditions which affect individual’s quality of life. This study which was conducted in 2018 evaluated the level of satisfaction in terms building features in six completed and occupied housing estates in Benin city, namely the federal owned estate at Ikpoba hill, and state owned housing estates located at Ugbowo, Oregbeni, Oluku, Evboriaria and Iyekogba. Data were collected from 1000 heads of households and analysed using descriptive statistical tools, categorical regression and factor analyses. The findings showed that the building features significantly affect the level of resident’s satisfaction. The RSI scores for the relatively old estates; EDPA, Ikpoba hill and Oregbeni and are on the dissatisfied region (RSI: 1.1-2.00) while for the relatively newer ones; Andrew Wilson and Oluku, the RSI scores are on the satisfied level (RSI=. 3.1-4.00) with building features features. The study recommends that the design for future low cost housing should consider the family sizes of average Nigerian family, kitchen design that make use of cooking gas, kerosene and outdoor kitchen possible. The paper concludes that the buildings should maintain an acceptable quality standard in terms of functional spaces, structural stability and aesthetics as this will result to resident's housing satisfaction.


Urban Forum ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eziyi O. Ibem ◽  
Emmanuel A. Ayo-Vaughan ◽  
Adedamola O. Oluwunmi ◽  
Oluwole A. Alagbe

Cities ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 103 ◽  
pp. 102657
Author(s):  
Sergio García-Pérez ◽  
Vítor Oliveira ◽  
Javier Monclús ◽  
Carmen Díez Medina

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (04) ◽  
pp. 479-499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karien Dekker ◽  
Sjoerd de Vos ◽  
Sako Musterd ◽  
Ronald van Kempen

Author(s):  
Carmen Díez Medina ◽  
Javier Monclús

In the recent international debate about mass housing estates built during the decades of rapid urban growth after the World War II different approaches coexist. Many studies, including diagnosis about their current state, have been carried out, some of them from a social and economic standpoint; other offer architectural and historical approaches. It has only been in the last years, that urban planning and urban design perspectives have been considered in depth. In the case of Spain, some global visions complement more specific approaches, such as the ones focused on the obsolescence of dwelling typologies and urban forms. In addition to this, there are consolidated teams working on some cities, especially Madrid and Barcelona, which continue developing previous studies started some decades ago. Our starting point is that Spanish collective housing (polígonos) constitutes a huge legacy which needs accurate diagnosis. Our research has been developed from an urban design perspective, focusing on urban forms and free open spaces. The goal is to add some nuances to some excessively generic interpretations, trying to find ‘indicators’ (such as density, urban integration, diversity…) that allow a suitable evaluation of ‘each’ case, besides a qualitative approach. Although there are common factors that have led to a general loss of urban quality, it is necessary to take into account the specificities of each city, context, transformation processes, etc. In this way, future necessary interventions could provide more appropriate knowledge for the regeneration, recovery or reactivation of these estates. This paper addresses with a comparative perspective some case studies of Spanish polígonos built in Madrid, Barcelona and Zaragoza between 1950 and 1975. Contrasting the original situation at the time of their construction with their current state, the quality of the urban projects (classified in ‘Best’, ‘Good’, ‘Standard’, ‘Poor’) and the resilience or the obsolescence processes has been tested.


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