Assessment of User Satisfaction Following the Transformations Resulting From Encroachment on Social Amenities in Buruburu Estate, Nairobi CityCounty, Kenya

Transformations have led to questionable environmental qualities in housing neighbourhoods. Urban areas in Africa, and Kenya in particular are faced with an increased growth of planned settlements transforming into unplanned housing units. Most researches on housing transformations have concentrated on the dwelling units but little has been done on other aspects such as social amenities. The study therefore draws attention to this neglected aspect of transformation in housing and the reactions of dwellers towards the same. Buru Buru in Nairobi city formed the location of the empirical study. The study assessed user satisfaction following transformations of social amenities in Buruburu Estate, Nairobi City County. Data was collected using interview schedules from respondents drawn from residents and architects responsible for the transformation. Qualitative and quantitative data that used various techniques including structured interviews, digital photography and analyses of archival drawings and satellite maps were analysed using both qualitative and quantitative techniques. The findings showed that the user were very unsatisfied with the different social amenities in the estate. The conclusion was that social amenities should be developed at the beginning of the scheme. The study recommends inclusion of a possible model and clarification on the roles that professionals, developers and authorities need to play in any housing development in order to mitigate the phenomenon.

Curbing Human Activities That Degrade the Environment: The Relevance of Environmental Adult Education

Human quest for development and increase production has lead to activities that destroys the natural environment. Environmental challenges like global warning, climate change, ozone layer depletion, habitat loss, species extinction and flooding; results from unplanned housing projects, bush burning, deforestation, oil spillages, oil theft, gas flaring, sewage disposal, overgrazing, industrial waste and emissions. Every activities of man that is done by an environmentally illiterate person, that is not conscious of the consequences of his or her actions can lead to the depletion and destruction of the natural resources in the environment. Man continues to suffer from all the consequences of his actions on the environment; it will also take only man through Environmental Adult Education to solve these environmental problems. Environmental Adult Education identifies the activities of man that destroys the environment; educate man on how to use the available natural resources in a sustainable manner and also suggest alternative ways for development. Thus, Environmental Adult Education is the best tool that can enable man to live friendly with his environment and enabling ecological balance.

VARIASI KOMPOSISI SAMPAH BERBASIS SOSIO EKONOMI PEMUKIM PADA KOMPLEKS PERUMAHAN DI KELURAHAN BANYUNING

The accelerated of increase in the number of urban migrants adjoining the construction of unplanned housing. The construction of unplanned housing will produce pressure on the environment, especially the pressure of waste that is the outcome of the activity of the resident consumption. The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of resident characteristics with the waste composition in public housing in Banyuning Sub-district. The research method used is analytic survey. The analysis used in this research is descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The results showed that the number of family members, education level and income level partially and simultaneously had a significant effect on the waste composition, both organic and non-organic waste in public housing in Banyuning Sub-district. This study concludes that it is necessary to design a form of waste management that is more specialized in urban waste generated by residential.