Analysis of residents’ satisfaction with the post-occupancy modifications and re-adaptations of outdoor spaces in middle-income residential public housing estates in Enugu, Nigeria

《Analysis of residents’ satisfaction with the post-occupancy modifications and re-adaptations of outdoor spaces in middle-income residential public housing estates in Enugu, Nigeria》

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作者: Obi, Nicholas Iheanacho;Chukwuali, Chukwuemeka Basil;Nwachukwu, Maxwell Umunna;Nwalusi, Dickson Maduka;Okosun, Andrew Eraga

来源: JOURNAL OF HOUSING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT,Vol.volumes-and-issues,Issue38-4,P.

语言: 英文

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摘要: The public housing estates in both design and planning seem to lack adequate outdoor space provisions for the socio-economic and cultural activities of residents in Nigeria. The immediate consequences of the inadequacy of outdoor spaces may have led to forced extension, remodeling, addition, and reshaping of existing buildings and their spaces by residents, thus leading to chaos and disorderliness in the estates. This paper assesses the residents’ satisfaction with the post-occupancy modification and re-adaptation of outdoor spaces in middle-income public housing estates in Enugu Metropolis, Nigeria. The study adopted the survey design approach. The sample size of the study consists of 421 housing units drawn from the sample frame of 4028 units that exist in the 10 middle-income public housing estates in Enugu. The primary data collected in this study were subject to analysis with the resident’s satisfaction index and principal component analysis. The results suggest that the residents are satisfied with their outdoor space modifications and re-adaptation. However, their satisfaction levels are high on 26 outdoor modifications and re-adaptations whereas the remaining 26 observations show low satisfaction levels. Moreover, the PCA results indicate the existence of 12 types of residents’ outdoor space needs and preferences, which cumulatively explained 76.662% of the variability. This implies that the level of outdoor space modification and re-adaptation is high in the various housing estates. It is therefore imperative to consider the residents’ needs and preferences in the formulation of an outdoor design template for Nigeria.