Resident's water accessibility towards sustainability: The case of informal settlements of JOS Metropolis, Nigeria

Veronica Yilret Nanle and Normah Abdul Latip and Rehmat Karim (2022) Resident's water accessibility towards sustainability: The case of informal settlements of JOS Metropolis, Nigeria. PLANNING MALAYSIA: Journal of the Malaysian Institute of Planners, 20. pp. 87-100.

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Abstract

This study is aimed at determining the type of relationship that exists among variables that affect informal residents access to water in the study area. A structured closed ended questionnaire was prepared and administered to a sample of 382 respondent’s, mostly women and girls in five informal settlements of Jos Metropolis. Results from the study revealed that the β and p values of the predictors are as follows; cost and affordability (β=0.113, p=0.014), Intermittent water supply (β =0.045, p -0.190, Physical distance (β=0.365, p<0.001) and lastly Queuing for water (β=0.151, p=0.002). Out of the four-hypothesis developed, cost and affordability, physical distance and queuing for water have a significant negative effect on resident’s access to water. This study therefore contributes a significant gap in methodology by determining the relationship among variables, using PLS-SEM for regression analysis, which is entirely a different method from what was used in previous studies. Hence, presents the novelty of this study.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	Access to water, Determinants, Informal settlements, Residents
Subjects:	T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering > TD1-1066 Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering > TD201-500 Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes
Department:	INSTITUTE > Borneo Institute for Indigenous Studies
Depositing User:	SITI AZIZAH BINTI IDRIS -
Date Deposited:	28 Jun 2023 12:31
Last Modified:	28 Jun 2023 12:31
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/35747

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