| dc.description.abstract | The concept of environmental satisfaction by estate residents can be used to gauge the
condition of the environment and policies on the provision of environmental services.
The environmental conditions within four housing estates (Sunrise, Loresho, Milimani,
and Town estates) in Maralal town, are in a poor state and need to be addressed. The
concept of environmental satisfaction by the residents can be used to gauge the level of
this problem and in the process seek environmental solutions and develop a policy to
guide environmental activities in the estates. The study was guided by the following
objectives: to evaluate the influence of socioeconomic factors (age, plot size and
household number) on residents’ environmental satisfaction, to assess the influence of
environmental knowledge on environmental satisfaction of residents, to determine the
level of influence of collective action on residents’ environmental satisfaction, to assess
the influence of place identity on the level of residents’ environmental satisfaction and
to determine the level of influence of place dependency on environmental satisfaction
of residents in four housing estates in Maralal town. The ex-post facto research design
was adopted. A stratified random sampling was used to select households. A researcher
administered structured questionnaire was used to collect information from 269
residents of the housing estates. The data was analysed using descriptive and inferential
statistics at 95 % level of confidence in a Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
(IBM SPSS version 26). The residents’ environmental satisfaction of the four housing
estates was found to be high (M=4.75, SD= 1.09) based on a scale of 1-7. Positive
statistically significant influences were found to exist between residents’ environmental
knowledge (β = .639, t=13.58, p<.001), collective action (β=.687, t=15.46, p=.001),
residents’ place identity (β=.597, t=12.16, p<.001), and residents’ place dependency
(β=.629, t=13.21, p<.001). Non-significant (p>.05) influences were found between
residents’ environmental satisfaction and age of the residents and size of plot owned by
the residents. The Findings of this research may provide useful quantitative data on
environmental conditions and quality of services provided to members of the four
housing estates in Maralal town and to the stakeholders involved in environmental
management. This information will also assist the National and County governments in
formulating policies applicable environmental policies that have the greatest impact on
well-being of the people. | en_US |
