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RESIDENTS’ LEVEL OF SATISFACTION DERIVED FROM USING GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE IN OSOGBO, NIGERIA
AUTHOR: ATOYEBI, O. S.
Department of Urban Regional Planning, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Nigeria
atosola@yahoo.co.uk.
ISSN: 1597-5827
CONFLUENCE JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES VOL. 19 (ISSUE 1), 2024
ABSTRACT
This study examined residents’ level of satisfaction derived from using green infrastructure in Osogbo, Nigeria. Both primary and secondary data were used for this study. Systematic sampling technique was adopted in selecting one out of every 10 buildings (10%) on the selected streets thus every 10th building was selected. In all, a total number of 212 buildings were selected including 85, 72 and 56 in the core, transition and suburban zones respectively and this formed the sample size. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were utilized for the study. The result of Chi-square tests (χ2 = 85.121, p = 0.000) revealed that there was a significant difference in gender distribution across the three residential areas. Findings revealed that green infrastructure that respondents’ derived the highest level of satisfaction were parks (RSIs= 3.55). Other green infrastructures arranged in the order of the satisfaction derived were outdoor sport fields, street trees, allotments, and green roof. . The respectively RSI were 3.37, 3.29, 3.10 and 3.09. [Each of which is higher than the study area index (RSIs= 3.08)]. The green infrastructure that respondent s’ derived satisfaction less than the study area’s average were; urban forests, home gardens, green corridors, public green spaces, rain gardens, blue roof, vertical greening, city square and plazas and cemetery& religion yards. The study concluded that basic green infrastructure that are important for promoting public health and providing valuable ecosystem services to urban dwellers are not equitably distributed in the three residential areas of the study area. This study recommends the need for additional green spaces and protection of the existing green infrastructure network to create a climate-resilient development in the study area.
Keywords: Satisfaction, Green Infrastructure, Osogbo, Residents, Maintenance
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