scholarly journals A Residential Satisfaction Assessment of Public Rental Board Housing in the Greater Suva Urban Area, Fiji Islands

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eroni Batikawai ◽  
Asenaca Nawaqalevu
Keyword(s):  
Urban Area ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Residential Satisfaction ◽  
Family Type ◽  
Satisfaction Level ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Housing Management ◽  
Housing Environment ◽  
Fiji Islands ◽  
Instrument Measuring

Residential satisfaction is an important measure of overall quality of life and determines how individuals respond to their housing environment. The study examines the level of tenants’ satisfaction with Public Rental Board (PRB) flats in the Greater Suva Urban Area (GSUA), Fiji. The objective of the study is to investigate the factors affecting the residential satisfaction of tenants of PRB rental flats using a survey instrument measuring tenants’ perceptive responses to the various facets of their housing environment. The study finds that PRB tenants have relatively higher satisfaction level for the building quality features and neighbourhood factors, whilst lower satisfaction level is recorded for the building physical design and housing management services. Physical building design features such as the size of bedrooms, dining areas, together with housing management features such as handling of tenant’s complaints, and treatment of tenants, have been rated by tenants to be below satisfactory levels. The factorial ANOVA on the survey data indicates that there are no statistically significant differences in residential satisfaction levels attributed to independent variables such as age, education level, and family type. However, residential satisfaction levels were statistically different among the six PRB estates examined in the study.

Walkability Design for Urban Public Housing Park

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dasimah Omar ◽  
Kamarul Ariff Omar ◽  
Saberi Othman ◽  
Zaharah Mohd Yusoff
Keyword(s):  
Public Housing ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Public Parks ◽  
User Perception ◽  
Public Park ◽  
Outdoor Activities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Housing Environment ◽  
International Publishing

The walkability approach is essential to ensure the connectivity among space in the urban area. The design should be appropriate, safety, maximize and capable of reaching every inch of the spaces, just by walking. Good connectivity must allow people to walk freely and accessible in many ways. People have great chances to meet each other or having potential outdoor activities without any challenges. This study aims to measure the user perception of the existing spaces in the urban public housing environment that been covered and uncovered with the walkability linkages. The objectives of this study are to identify the existing pedestrian linkages in the study area; to investigate the user perception of the existing walkability system in the study area, and finally to conclude and provide a better solution for better walkability opportunity among residents to access the public park.© 2016. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies, Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.Keywords:outdoor space;  pedestrian linkages; public parks; walkability behavior

Factors affecting the distribution of small mammals in an urban area

Mammal Review ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
PHILIP J. BAKER ◽  
RACHEL J. ANSELL ◽  
PHILLIPPA A. A. DODDS ◽  
CLAIRE E. WEBBER ◽  
STEPHEN HARRIS
Keyword(s):  
Urban Area ◽  
Small Mammals ◽  
Factors Affecting

Factors Affecting Satisfaction Level with the Food Services in a Military Hospital

2006 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 381-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bayram Sahin ◽  
Cesim Demir ◽  
Yusuf Celik ◽  
A. Kadir Teke
Keyword(s):  
Military Hospital ◽  
Satisfaction Level ◽  
Food Services ◽  
Factors Affecting

Environmental factors affecting the frequency of road traffic accidents: a case study of sub-urban area of Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 11674-11685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hafiz Mohkum Hammad ◽  
Muhammad Ashraf ◽  
Farhat Abbas ◽  
Hafiz Faiq Bakhat ◽  
Saeed A. Qaisrani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Road Traffic Accidents ◽  
Factors Affecting

scholarly journals Assessment of the quality of the housing environment, taking into account selected climate conditions

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 00057
Author(s):  
Justyna Kobylarczyk
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Climatic Factors ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
Housing Environment ◽  
Rational Management ◽  
State Of The Environment

For centuries, we have been observing the influence of nature on the conditions of human life, whose relationship with the natural environment has weakened during the period of changes brought about by the industrial revolution. However, the growing awareness of society about the dwindling resources of nature and the necessity to protect them resulted in the rediscovery of the importance of activities expressing concern for the state of the environment. It is consistent with the idea of sustainable development striving for rational management of natural resources. We also increasingly notice the possibility of using climatic factors to create optimal living conditions, taking into account, among other things, the relevant parameters of the objects. The article presents an analysis of climatic factors affecting the quality of the housing environment. These factors can be used in the pursuit of minimising energy consumption throughout the life cycle of buildings and for construction that utilises advanced technologies. Respecting the climate conditions in planning buildings of an appropriate scale, form and location is of great importance for shaping comfortable housing environments. It is planning that allows the symbiosis of architecture and the environment, which becomes a challenge of modern times.

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