Antecedents of Residential Satisfaction in Resettlement Housing in Ellembelle: A PLS-SEM Approach

Abstract

Compensation for land expropriation due to development projects such as mining is shifting from cash to physical assets like housing. Therefore, empirical studies are required to assess the residential satisfaction of project-affected families (PAFs) living in these houses and the factors which can enhance their satisfaction and quality of life in the long term. This study, therefore, assesses the antecedents of PAFs’ satisfaction with their current residence as an outcome of a mining-induced displacement and resettlement (MIDR) in Ellembelle, Ghana. The study adopted SPSS and PLS-SEM to assess the data retrieved from the heads or representatives of the PAFs. The study’s outcome reveals that the neighborhood environment plays the most significant role in predicting the PAFs’ satisfaction, followed by the public facilities and dwelling unit. The study has numerous implications for the resettlement stakeholders, housing policy, and mining development.

The Impact of Resettlement on Quality of Life in Ghana: The Mediating Role of Residential Satisfaction

“…When developing homes and making plans for the resettlement community, it must be a key concern to create conditions that meet the needs of MAFs. These findings are consistent with what other research has shown, which is that MAFs are happier at home and have a higher QoL when their house's surroundings are enhanced [15,17,[51][52][53][54].…”

“…The quality of resettlement may have an impact on MAFs' QoL depending on how satisfied they are with their residences [15,17,49]. The qualities of the neighborhood and the house were used in this study to determine the quality of resettlement housing.…”

“…Overall, past research reveals the impact of built environment quality on RS and people's perceptions of such characteristics in the context of meeting their cognitive and emotional requirements and expectations [13][14][15][16][17]. Little research has been conducted on the relationship between these factors and mining-affected families' QoL, which is affected by resettlement as a form of compensation for their displacement to make way for large-scale mining projects [11,[18][19][20][21].…”

Physical Environment, Socio-Psychological Health, and Residential Satisfaction: A Link across Housing Types in the Unique Chinese Context

“…Housing inequality caused by governmental housing regimes lies at the root of socio-spatial segregation and exclusion in most cases [1][2][3][4][5][6]. This issue has been increasingly recognized as a corrodent to the social resiliency of cities and is a threat to human health [7][8][9] and people's life satisfaction [10][11][12][13][14]. This is especially true in the Chinese context, in which a unique political system and institutional forces operate, such as housing reform, which has played a critical role in many aspects of residents' lives [15].…”