Assessment of Residential Satisfaction for Sustainability in Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) Housing Estates in Lagos State, Nigeria
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Approaches towards public housing has been noted as Government-sponsored over
time, the government have been accorded the responsibility of provision of safe,
secure, sanitary, accessible and affordable housing for its citizens, both for low,
medium and high incomes. Also in the fulfilment of the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), Goal 11; which seeks to make towns, cities and
settlements an inclusive habitation that is safe, resilient and sustainable for all
categories of people by the year 2030. However, due to various limiting factors, the
government have run short of meeting this expectation and in order to bridge this gap,
it has brought about the Private-Public Partnership (PPP) schemes to meeting mass
housing provision. However, the success of Public-Private Partnership is dependent
on certain socio-economic variations. This study assessed the residential satisfaction
amongst residents of selected two public-private partnership housing estates in Lagos
State, Nigeria. With a view to understanding the performance of the estates in meeting
residents housing needs. This is done by identify the socio-economic and
demographic characteristics of residents, examining the physical characteristics of
housing units in the PPP housing estates and identifying the factors that influence
occupants’ satisfaction with the PPP housing estates.The data were analysed using
descriptive statistics and categorical regression analysis. The result showed that the
housing situations are generally satisfactory to the residents. The residents were
mostly satisfied with their housing unit features, followed by their neighborhood
environment and least satisfied with the maintenance practices. The study revealed
that the residents socio-economic characteristic and demographic is the most
significantly predictor to the residents level of satisfaction. The study concluded that
satisfaction derived by residents of the PPP housing estates studied can be improved
by provision of better housing maintenance practices and effective infrastructures and
services.
Key words: Residential Satisfaction, Sustainable development, Public-Private
Partnerships, Housing Estates, Lagos State.
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H Social Sciences (General), NA Architecture