The Effect of Participation in Design and Implementation Works on User’Satisfaction in Multi-Storey Housing Projects in Gaza, Palestine

Abstract

Participation in design and implementation works is the right of all citizens. Accordingly, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of residents’ participation in design and implementation works on their satisfaction about the quality of the apartments in multi-storey housing projects in Gaza, Palestine. The data were obtained from random samples of 525-residents living in two multi-storey housing projects. Descriptive analysis and bivariate correlation were applied to the data. This study highlights the importance of residents’ participation as a variable affecting residents’ satisfaction to housing authorities and designers. The findings of the analysis show a significant positive correlation between the level of the residents’ participation in architectural design and implementation works and their satisfaction about their houses. This emphasizes the importance of residents’ participation in this field.