Assessing Environmental Factors and Users’ Satisfaction in Low-Income Housing within Nigeria: A Comprehensive Review

Abstract

This paper reviews the literature on environmental factors and users’ satisfaction in low-income housing within Nigeria, using a systematic approach. The paper aims to identify the key environmental issues affecting low-income housing, assess the level of users’ satisfaction with their housing conditions, and explore the best practices and challenges for improving environmental sustainability and quality of life in low-income housing. The paper follows the PRISMA guidelines and uses descriptive statistics, thematic analysis, and meta-analysis to synthesize data from 42 articles selected from 441 articles downloaded from Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, Google Scholar, and other databases, covering a period of 15 years (2008–2022). The paper finds that low-income housing in Nigeria faces various environmental problems, such as poor ventilation, inadequate lighting, high indoor temperature, noise pollution, water scarcity, waste management, and carbon emissions. The paper also reveals that users’ satisfaction with their housing environment is influenced by several factors, such as housing design, construction quality, affordability, accessibility, security, social interaction, and personal preferences. The paper suggests some low-carbon design practices and sustainability assessment tools that can enhance the environmental performance and users’ satisfaction with low-income housing in Nigeria. The paper highlights the gaps and limitations of existing research and provides recommendations for future studies. Keywords: Low-income housing; Environmental factors; Users’ satisfaction; Low-carbon design practices; Sustainability assessment. DOI: 10.7176/ADS/107-05 Publication date: September 30 th 2023