Liveability and low-income housing in Nigeria
This study examined the quality of life against the backdrop of the existing environment in the public low-income housing estates. Based on the desktop literature the study used both subjective and objective measurements to investigate the liveability of the selected housing estates. Home environm...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Elsevier
2016
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/51281/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/51281/1/1-s2.0-S1877042816302737-main.pdf |
| _version_ | 1848783823900246016 |
|---|---|
| author | Mohit, Mohammad Abdul Iyanda, Sule Abbas |
| author_facet | Mohit, Mohammad Abdul Iyanda, Sule Abbas |
| author_sort | Mohit, Mohammad Abdul |
| building | IIUM Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| description | This study examined the quality of life against the backdrop of the existing environment in the public low-income housing
estates. Based on the desktop literature the study used both subjective and objective measurements to investigate the liveability of
the selected housing estates. Home environment, neighbourhood amenities, economic vitality, social environment and civic
protection were examined. The stratified random sampling was used in distributing questionnaire to household heads in all types
of homes. Data were analysed with descriptive statistics and structural equation modelling (SEM). This study contributes to the
existing body of knowledge in liveability studies in terms of model construct. |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-14T16:27:29Z |
| format | Article |
| id | iium-51281 |
| institution | International Islamic University Malaysia |
| institution_category | Local University |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-14T16:27:29Z |
| publishDate | 2016 |
| publisher | Elsevier |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | iium-512812017-10-16T07:06:20Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/51281/ Liveability and low-income housing in Nigeria Mohit, Mohammad Abdul Iyanda, Sule Abbas HT51 Human settlements. Communities This study examined the quality of life against the backdrop of the existing environment in the public low-income housing estates. Based on the desktop literature the study used both subjective and objective measurements to investigate the liveability of the selected housing estates. Home environment, neighbourhood amenities, economic vitality, social environment and civic protection were examined. The stratified random sampling was used in distributing questionnaire to household heads in all types of homes. Data were analysed with descriptive statistics and structural equation modelling (SEM). This study contributes to the existing body of knowledge in liveability studies in terms of model construct. Elsevier 2016-06-23 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51281/1/1-s2.0-S1877042816302737-main.pdf Mohit, Mohammad Abdul and Iyanda, Sule Abbas (2016) Liveability and low-income housing in Nigeria. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 222. pp. 863-871. ISSN 1877-0428 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042816302737 10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.05.198 |
| spellingShingle | HT51 Human settlements. Communities Mohit, Mohammad Abdul Iyanda, Sule Abbas Liveability and low-income housing in Nigeria |
| title | Liveability and low-income housing in Nigeria |
| title_full | Liveability and low-income housing in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Liveability and low-income housing in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Liveability and low-income housing in Nigeria |
| title_short | Liveability and low-income housing in Nigeria |
| title_sort | liveability and low-income housing in nigeria |
| topic | HT51 Human settlements. Communities |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/51281/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/51281/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/51281/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/51281/1/1-s2.0-S1877042816302737-main.pdf |