Living Environment Evaluation for Low Income Housing

Abstract

This study is concerned with the improvement of public housing stock for the lower income population in this country. The principal objective is to determine tenant needs as they relate to perceived comfort and satisfaction with the living environment. A tenant survey is used to determine areas of dissatisfaction in two existing housing projects. The findings of the survey are interpretted using social science statistical techniques to suggest basic areas and methods of improvement as perceived to be most important by the public housing tenant.