dc.description.abstract | Access to adequate housing and reasonable sanitation is a basic human right enshrined in
Kenya’s constitution in the year 2010. The urban housing demand can be met in part by
sustainable housing projects in the peri-urban zone. The study set out to ascertain the
influence that certain factors had on the development sustainable housing projects in periurban
areas in Kajiado North sub-county, Kenya. This study had four specific objectives
which were: to establish the influence of economic factors on development of sustainable
housing projects in peri-urban areas; to determine the influence of social factors on
development of sustainable housing projects in peri-urban areas; to determine the
influence of environmental factors on development of sustainable housing projects in
peri-urban areas; to establish the influence of technical factors on development of
sustainable housing projects in peri-urban areas.
The study was designed to assess the hypothesis that the perceived economic, social,
environmental and technical factors; had a significant influence on the development
sustainable housing projects in peri-urban areas in Kenya. Twenty indicators were
derived from the conceptual and theoretical frameworks; these indicators were used to
assess the influence that the independent variables had on sustainable housing projects. A
descriptive cross-sectional survey was carried out in Kajiado North. The target population
was constituted from the project beneficiaries, housing developers and professionals in
the built-environment from the study area. A stratified sampling method was employed to
pick a sample size of 155 study participants from the target population. During a field
survey, data was collected using questionnaires containing a five point likert scale; it was
then tabulated and coded.
The analysis of the study’s results utilising both descriptive statistics and a multiple
regression model, ascertained that the influence of economic factors on sustainable
housing projects was the most significant; followed by the social, technical and
environmental factors respectively. The study concluded that the perceived economic,
social, environmental and technical factors induced a significant influence on the
development of sustainable housing projects in peri-urban areas. The study recommended
that sustainable development principles should be incorporated into the design, planning
and execution of peri-urban housing projects. Finally, further research into the impact of
green construction practices and the influence of Kenya’s devolved governance system
on the development of sustainable peri-urban housing was recommended. | en_US |