• Login
    View Item 
    •   Repository Home
    • Research Papers (RP)
    • RP-School of Engineering And Technology
    • RP-Department of Construction and Real Estate Management
    • View Item
    •   Repository Home
    • Research Papers (RP)
    • RP-School of Engineering And Technology
    • RP-Department of Construction and Real Estate Management
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Satisfaction of Residents with Gated Community Lifestyle: The Case of Nairobi County

    Thumbnail
    View/Open
    Full Text Article (304.9Kb)
    Date
    2016
    Author
    Muiga, J.G.
    Rukwaro, R.W.
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Abstract
    The residents in gated communities (GC) in Nairobi, Kenya have been promised elusive life with high expectations of convenient lifestyle without knowing the high cost of maintenance of the shared facilities. The prospective buyers have remained ignorant of existence of any guidelines and policies that operate in the gated housing development. This has led to developers having an upper hand whenever disputes arise. This study investigates how the residents of gated community rate the level of satisfaction of GC lifestyle the existing challenges. The recent popularity and phenomenal growth of gated communities in Kenya raises interesting questions such as; what are the needs of residents that want to live in GC? Are these needs fulfilled and satisfied by this lifestyle? If so how is this being done? Again this paper looks at the challenges faced by residents here. In general this paper tends to look at the level of satisfaction among the current gated community residents in the social, physical and economic environment. During research data was collected from 8 GC using cross-sectional survey research method. The data on the level of residents’ satisfaction was based on the respondents’ perceptions and researchers’ observations. Up to 67% of the residents identified lack of clear guidelines of how the gated communities were managed as major challenge. Almost, 56%of homeowners and tenants complained about high service charges. 74% of the residents living in gated communities were satisfied with this type of housing development because of improved standard and quality of life and has enhanced security especially of children; it is vibrant, harmonious and inclusive in comparison to none-gated houses. Other reasons depicting satisfaction were; privacy, high sense of belonging to the place and proximity to social facilities. The study recommended mainstreaming of Homeowners Associations (HOAs) in the urban management structure and clear property conveyance contracts that defines the ownership rights of the shared facilities and amenities.
    URI

    http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/15460
    Collections
    • RP-Department of Construction and Real Estate Management [1]

    Designed by Library ICT Team copyright © 2017 
    Contact Us | Send Feedback

     

     

    Browse

    All of RepositoryCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjects

    My Account

    LoginRegister

    Designed by Library ICT Team copyright © 2017 
    Contact Us | Send Feedback