Open AccessInfluence of Livelihood Assets on Attitude Towards Solid Waste Sanitation: A Case of Okobaba, Lagos, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Edith Egbimhanlu. Alagbe,
O. A. Alagbe,
Dumebi Okocha,
M. E. Ojewumi,
A.O. Ayeni
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1107/1/012104
Subject(s) - livelihood , sanitation , business , solid waste management , improved sanitation , municipal solid waste , socioeconomics , environmental planning , waste management , economics , geography , engineering , environmental engineering , agriculture , archaeology
Land form, management policy and socio-economic characteristics have been identified as factors responsible for poor solid waste management. This study examined the influence of livelihood assets on waste sanitation/disposal behaviour in Lagos Metropolis: a case study of Okobaba. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used to obtain data for analysis. From the data collected and analyzed descriptively, efforts were made to identify and examine the respondents’ socio-economic characteristics, waste sanitation characteristic, livelihood assets and the connection between livelihood assets and waste sanitation behaviour of people in the area under study. The research result established the existence of variations in the waste disposal characteristics of respondents in the area under study. Therefore, it is recommended that a deliberate policy to provide livelihood assets or conditions that will improve access to better livelihood capacity, adequate for low-income households to meet their basic psychological livelihood needs. This is imperative in ensuring attitudinal change towards waste management and advancement to a second-order need like environmental sanitation.