scholarly journals Factors influencing personalization of dwellings among residents of selected public housing estates Lagos Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-92
Author(s):  
Kolawole Opeyemi Morakinyo
Keyword(s):  
Public Housing ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Income Level ◽  
Household Size ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Housing Design ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Housing Estates ◽  
Housing Units

Several factors have been implicated as responsible for personalization of dwellings. These factors ranges from demographic, socioeconomic and cultural. Demographic factors however, have been most frequently cited with respect to housing behaviour of households. Within the context of public housing, this study seeks to investigate factors influencing personalization of dwellings among residents of public housing estates using selected Public Housing Estates of the Lagos State Development and Property Corporation (LSDPC) as case study. The cross-sectional survey research design was employed in this study. This involved collection of primary data using structured questionnaire and personal observations. Four public housing estates were selected purposively comprising three low-income and one medium-income housing estate out of 22 low-income and 10 medium-income estates, being the largest estates. The sampling frame for the four selected estates comprised 9734 housing units in 1361 blocks of flat out of which systematic random sampling was used to select a sample size of 973 housing units. The result of the binary logistic regression revealed gender, religion, educational and income level, current household size, satisfaction with housing design, living status and availability of alternative dwelling were all significantly associated with personalization of dwellings. Lower odds of personalization was found among the men (OR=0.003, p<0.05) when compared to the women. While the odds of personalization was 82.0% lower (OR=0.18, p<0.05) among respondents from other religious group relative to respondents affiliated to the Christian religion, respondents affiliated to the Islam religion were 18.0% (OR=0.82, p>0.05) less likely to personalize their dwellings relative to Christian respondents, although the result was not statistically significant for respondents affiliated to Islam women. While respondents with higher education were 85.0% (OR=0.15, p<0.05) less likely to personalize their dwellings, respondents with secondary education were 69.0% (OR=0.31, p>0.05) less likely to personalize their dwellings relative to respondents with maximum of primary education, though the results was not statistically significant among respondents with maximum of primary education. Other factors that were significantly associated with personalization of dwellings include: higher income level, household size, level of satisfactions with design, residency status and ownership of alternative apartment. The findings of this study reinforced the importance of socio-economic variables as important factors to be considered in the study of personalization of dwellings. 

scholarly journals Identifying factors influencing the low-income community in urban slum settlements in South Sumatera, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-18
Author(s):  
Suhel Suhel ◽  
Imam Asngari ◽  
Mardalena Mardalena ◽  
Ariodillah Hidayat ◽  
Abdul Bashir
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Urban Slum ◽  
Income Level ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Income Expectations ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Slum Settlements

The study is identifying factors influencing the low-income community in urban slum settlements in South Sumatra. The data utilized is primary data is taken through surveys and in-depth interviews. The samples were taken from 115 respondents purposively in the three cities of Palembang, Prabumulih, and Pagar Alam that are receiving benefits from the KOTAKU Program. The methods utilized are descriptive qualitative and quantitative approaches by applying multiple regression models. This study's findings indicate that jointly the variables of education level, age, family members, income expectations, and work types significantly affect the low-income communities' income level. Likewise, partially the education level variables, the family members, income expectations, and types of work positively and significantly affect income level. In contrast, the age variable has a negative and significant effect on the low-income community's income level in urban slums of South Sumatra.

scholarly journals Make Yourself At Home: Can architecture enable a sense of home in Kuala Lumpur’s public housing?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Nadrah Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Public Housing ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Housing Design ◽  
The Public ◽  
Design Practices ◽  
Public House ◽  
The Government

<p>Public housing in Kuala Lumpur was introduced by the government as a means of replacing informal settlements and providing housing for the lower income. Government subsidies often cover some of the costs of public housing to help keep it affordable and at the lower end of house prices. To help meet the low cost agenda, public house designs are often kept to a minimal standard in Malaysia, removing low income Malay dwellers from their ideal image of home. In the long run, signs of neglect in the public houses are reflected in the lack of care and maintenance from dwellers, vandalism and more.   This thesis proposes that good, homely architectural design practices suited to the dweller can help encourage emotional ties between dwellers (low income families) and the dwelling (public houses). Its aim is to investigate potential architectural design approaches to tackle such problems in future Kuala Lumpur public houses.  This raises the question of which homely architectural design strategies might be best utilised in the Kuala Lumpur public housing environment. The thesis begins by exploring the meaning of home in relation to both dwellers and dwelling before then identifying ‘homely’ architectural design practices suited to the Malay community. In the context of public houses, this research investigation identifies privacy, environmental comfort, security and safety as homely aspects that are most often lacking in public housing design, contributing to a less homely environment. To enhance the homely attributes of public houses, the thesis proposes ways to restore homely qualities of spaces in the public house, drawing from these three aspects in order to arrive at design opportunities best suited to the lifestyle of its dwellers.</p>

scholarly journals Households’ Decision to Participate in Cooperative Organizations: Evidence from Farmers in Akwa Ibom State, Southern Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 28-36
Author(s):  
Nsikak-Abasi A. Etim ◽  
Samuel P. Udolnyang ◽  
Elizabeth S. Ebukiba ◽  
Edet J. Udoh
Keyword(s):  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Probit Analysis ◽  
Household Size ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Farmer Organizations ◽  
Coefficient Of Concordance

Farmer organizations are effective mechanisms for increasing agricultural production, darners income and reducing poverty. Regrettably, farmers have not taken advantage of the lofty benefits accruable to those who voluntarily join these organizations. The study estimated the factors influencing households decision to participate in cooperative organizations and also tested the level of agreement among identified constraints linked with participation. Multistage sampling procedure was employed to select 120 farmers for the study. Primary data  were obtained using questionnaires. Data were analyzed using Probit model and Kendall’s coefficient of concordance. Results of analyses revealed that the mean age, years of educational attainment  household size and years of farming experience were 32, 15, 5 and 7 respectively. Result of probit analysis further indicate that age of the farmer, farm income, household size, participation in meeting, major decision maker, distance of farm to the nearest road and farmers social status were the most critical factors influencing households decision to participate in cooperative organizations. Result of Kendall’s coefficient of concordance revealed that there was 0.42 (moderate agreement) between the ranking of constraints associated with farmers' participation in cooperative organizations. Furthermore, findings showed that the top five factors limiting households’ decision to participate in cooperative organizations were inadequate capital accumulation, high embezzlement of funds, poor leadership, recurring internal crises and lack of initiative. Policies to provide good and accessible roads, increase farmers incomes and encourage youths are rational options that will enhance effective participation in cooperative organizations.

scholarly journals The Effects of Physical and Social Characteristics on Residents' Perception on Neighbourhood Quality in the Urban Environment

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 122-145
Author(s):  
Olusola Oladapo Makinde
Keyword(s):  
Public Housing ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Social Characteristics ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Systematic Sampling ◽  
P Value ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
The Social ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Housing Estates

There are growing concerns for neighbourhood lowliness in public housing development which affect residents’ wellbeing. Three major neighbourhood components that comprise the socio-economic characteristics of the residents, physical and social characteristics of neighbourhoods were identified and assessed for this study. A questionnaire survey was used to acquire primary data. Five, representing 16.7% of estates, were randomly selected from thirty public housing estates in the urban area of Ibadan. Subsequently, using systematic sampling technique, questionnaires were administered to 985 (20%) of households from the total of 4,922 households in the selected estates. Data collected were analysed using percentages, Relative Importance Indices and Multiple Regression Analyses. The results showed that 74.5% were homeowners, while renters, inheritors and government allotters had 22.7 and 2.8%, respectively. The results on the perception of physical characteristics indices (PCI) show that Alalubosa estate had the highest value with 4.23 PCI, while the social characteristics indices (SCI) revealed that Old Bodija estate had the highest value of 4.09 SCI. The results of regression analyses show that PCI and SCI were significant to residents' perception of neighbourhood quality where P-value < 0.00 probability level. The study confirmed the linear relationship and level of significance among the three factors. Doi: 10.28991/HEF-2020-01-03-03 Full Text: PDF

SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC HOUSING TRANSFORMATION IN THE CONVERGENCE OF EMIC AND ETIC PARADIGMS

2015 ◽  
Vol 77 (14) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abubakar Danladi Isah ◽  
Tareef Hayat Khan
Keyword(s):  
Public Housing ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Housing Demand ◽  
Indigenous Culture ◽  
Housing Design ◽  
Emic And Etic ◽  
Rapid Transformation ◽  
Housing Units

Recent studies on the global ideology of public housing are significantly focused on the cultural values of inhabitants. Thus rapid transformation of originally design housing units that are based on modern standards by inhabitants is widespread. The emic and etic principles was used to evaluate existing situation where indigenous culture inclusive housing demand is on the rise. Retrospectively, established principles of emic and etic concept in directing public housing design was measured to test the synthesis- an interphase thought to provide sustainability amidst conflicting indigenous space demand and regulated homogenous designs. The study uncovered a chaotic but culture-specific genesis that comprise of formalized antecedents that can no longer be ignored, but lacks standardisation. Instead, the etic and emic interphase (convergences) remains a delusion proffering unintended solutions. Implacably, rigour in the concept of culture bonds sustainability process in public housing, hence its standardization is required to be undertaken in order to clarify and process the potentials of the alternative (the intersection) to the etic and emic approaches

“Hotbeds of Crime?” Crime and Public Housing in Urban Sydney

1999 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 256-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Don Weatherburn ◽  
Bronwyn Lind ◽  
Simon Ku
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Housing ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Disadvantage ◽  
Policy Debate ◽  
Housing Design ◽  
Housing Estates

Public housing estates in Britain, the United States, and Australia are frequently plagued by crime problems. In Australia at least, policy debate about how to address these problems has been dominated by the view that public housing design influences crime by controlling the supply of opportunities for offending (the design hypothesis). An alternate and less frequently considered possibility is that public housing estates experience persistent crime problems simply because crime-prone individuals are (by reason of their economic and social disadvantage) more likely to be allocated to public housing (the allocation hypothesis). This article reports the results of research designed to test the two hypotheses. The results support the allocation hypothesis.

scholarly journals FACTORS INFLUENCING THE INTENTION TO STOCK INVESTMENT AMONG MUSLIM INVESTORS IN LANGSA

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Hamid ◽  
Ainun Mardhiah ◽  
Shelly Midesia
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Capital Market ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Stock Investment ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
The City

This study aims to examine the effect of knowledge, income and risk perceptions on the intention in stock investment intention among Muslim investors in the city of Langsa, Aceh, as of 2017. The data used in this study are primary, data derived from questionnaires, interviews, and observations. This study utilized a sample of 100 people, using a random sampling technique. The results of the study show that knowledge, income, and risk perceptions simultaneously influence the stock investment intention in Langsa society. Whereas in partial income and risk perceptions also affect the intention to stock investment, knowledge does not show the same effect. Respondents, who have the knowledge, are still not intentioned in stocks investing. This could be caused by low income from the community which makes the society of Langsa afraid to start investing in stocks. The low level of understanding of respondents about risk has special implications, which can reduce the intention of respondents to invest stocks in the capital market.==============================================================================================Faktor-faktor yang Mempengaruhi Intensi terhadap Investasi Saham di Kalangan Investor Muslim di Langsa. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh pengetahuan, pendapatan dan persepsi risiko terhadap minat investasi saham pada masyarakat Muslim di Kota Langsa, Aceh, pada tahun 2017. Data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah primer yaitu data berasal dari kuesioner, wawancara dan observasi. Sebanyak 100 sampel dipilih dengan menggunakan teknik random sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengetahuan investasi, pendapatan, dan persepsi risiko secara simultan mempengaruhi minat investasi saham di pasar modal. Secara parsial, hnaya pengetahuan investasi yang tidak mempengaruhi minat investasi terhadap saham, sedangkan persepsi pendapatan dan risiko mempunyai pengaruh yang signifikan. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa walaupun memiliki pengetahuan yang cukup, responden tetap kurang meminati investasi dalam saham. Salah satu alasan adalah adanya kekhawatiran akan hasil yang tidak akan mencukupi kebutuhan sehari-hari sedangkan pendapatan mereka sendiri masih tergolong rendah. Selain itu, rendahnya pemahaman responden tentang risiko berimplikasi terhadap menurunnya minat responden untuk berinvestasi saham di pasar modal.

The Fall of Connie Chambers and the Rise of Posadas Sentinel

2018 ◽  
pp. 256-289
Author(s):  
Lawrence J. Vale
Keyword(s):  
Housing Market ◽  
Public Housing ◽  
Urban Renewal ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Community Services ◽  
Hope Vi ◽  
Revitalization Effort ◽  
The City ◽  
Housing Units ◽  
Low Income Households

Chapter 9 chronicles the demise of Tucson’s Connie Chambers project during the 1980s and its replacement by Posadas Sentinel. The city’s Community Services Department (CSD) used HOPE VI to redevelop the property as Posadas Sentinel, part of a wider revitalization effort in the surrounding barrio. Acutely conscious of neighborhood critics who feared further insensitive urban renewal, the city assiduously worked to maximize housing opportunities for residents of Connie Chambers. As with Orchard Gardens but unlike River Garden, Tucson’s city leaders premised the redevelopment on occupancy by very low-income households, while seeking other ways to diversify range of incomes. The CSD replaced all two hundred public housing units but, rather than put these all back into the original barrio site, took advantage of the city’s peculiar housing market and scattered much of the housing across the city by purchasing homes in a variety of new or vacant subdivisions.

scholarly journals THE HOUSING DESIGN FOR RESIDENTIAL LIVABILITY: THE LOW-INCOME EARNER PERSPECTIVE

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-13
Author(s):  
Sunusi Bashari ◽  
Ahmad Hariza Hashim
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Quantitative Aspect ◽  
Housing Design ◽  
The Public ◽  
Low Cost Housing ◽  
The Government ◽  
Housing Attributes ◽  
Housing Units

In Nigeria, statistics has shown that over 7 out of every 10 people live below the minimum poverty level and 9 of every 10 are in the low-income group (Fadairo & Olotuah, 2013). This indicates that, these people cannot provide housing for themselves, they need intervention from government through public low-cost housing. Public Low-cost housing has been defined as constructed public residential houses funded  by the government or in partnership with the government under the public-private partnership (PPP) scheme, to provide affordable housing for low-income people  (Ayoola & Amole, 2014; Makinde, 2014a). The results indicated that, there is need to consider users preferences in construction of public low-cost housing so as achieve maximum satisfaction. Research Objectives The purpose of this paper is to explore the design of public low-cost housing in Jigawa State, Nigeria and assess how residents perceived the housing units in relation to their culture since housing units are constructed or an intervention of the government for low-income earners. Thus, the paper would serve as a blueprinted government, housing policy makers and housing developers to understand that, the housing constructions and infrastructural elements should reflect the cultural background of the beneficiaries. Views of beneficiaries before and after construction of public low-cost housing are of great importance. Methodology This research was conducted through both qualitative and quantitative approaches. In qualitative aspect, three respondents were interviewed to express their perception on the public low-cost housing design, while quantitative aspect assessed the residential housing attributes of low-cost housing estates with view to identify the most important housing attributes considered by the residents through descriptive statistics and Relative Importance Index (RII). This was achieved through a well-structured questionnaire administered to the residents of public low-cost housing of Jigawa state, Nigeria although without considering other categories of housing type and high-income people. Previous studies such as Lukuman, Sipan, Raji, and Aderemi (2017), Tanko, Abdullah, and Ramly (2017) and Adegoke (2016) used RII on various studies. Results The results indicated that, the design of public low-cost housing in Jigawa State, Nigeria does not reflect the culture of the residents, most of the residents are not satisfied with it. In addition, out of fifty five (55) constructs from five (5) housing-related dimensions, the result identified thirty two (32) important attributes out of these, the residents considered twelve (12) to be the most important attributes affecting their well-being. Findings The residents of public low-cost housing preferred the housing design that will ensure privacy of their family in term of; provision of wall demarcation; more number of bedrooms, toilets and the position of main entrance should not face directly to the main street/road. The residents also, found sharing of toilets system and common roofing as part of housing design that affect the well-being. Other public low-cost housing attributes that perceived and ranked as the most important to them are; Masjid, social interaction, neighbors’ friendliness and helpful. Therefore, future construction of public low-cost housing in Jigawa State should incorporate these attributes/items in order to improve the well-being of the residents. Acknowledgement I appreciate the effort and proper supervision given to me by the chairman of my supervisory committee in person of Prof. Ahmad Hariza Hashim (PhD) and Co-supervisors; Prof. AsnarulKhadi Abu Samah (PhD) and Associate Prof. Nobaya Ahmad.

scholarly journals Analisis korelasi tingkat pendidikan dan status ekonomi terhadap kesejahteraan sosial dengan tingkat pendapatan sebagai contingency variable di kabupaten labuhanbatu

JURNAL PUNDI ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurintan Asyiah Siregar
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Income Level ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Low Level

Social Welfare is a common goal to be achieved. Therefore there is a need to increase the quality of education in the district of Labuhanbatu. Because with a low level of education will result in social welfare and low in support with low economic status and low income levels again. A high level of crime that occurred in the district of labuhanbatu caused by the low income level that effect cause social welfare disrupted. For long-term author want to achieve is able to formulate a policy that can improve tarap community living that has a low level of education so that the level of kriminilitas can minimalize. Special targets to be achieved in this research is the regional government can know exactly how the situation of social welfare that occurs in the rural areas. The method to achieve that goal is to provide skills training and motivation to be increased education kejenjang higher. This research uses the primary data obtained or collected directly from the source of the data through the spread of a list of questions (questionaire) and interview (interview). Keywords: The level of education, Economic status, Social Welfare, Income Level

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