Authors : Akagwu, M.

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 2 - February

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26feb1458

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Abstract : The emphasis on thermal comfort experience and subjective perceptions with respect to different open spaces is paramount for achieving outdoor functionality and environmental sustenance. The research aims at appraising resident’ perception of the thermal enhancement capabilities of Low impact development strategies within their residential plots with a view of proposing strategies for outdoor thermal comfort enhancement within the urban residential development. The research focused on the thermal comfort effect of low impact development strategies, which is a nature based water management strategy utilizing natural processes, generally occurring as unpaved areas within open spaces in setbacks of residential plots in Satellite town, Amuwo-Odofin, Lagos, Nigeria. Questionnaires were distributed strategically to elicit information on resident’s social status, residential site status, low impact development status and perceptions as regards Thermal comfort enhancement of LID. Analysis at three levels, which involved descriptive statistics and chi square test and multiple regression analysis, using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) Version 21 was carried out. The results of the chi square test reveals positive perception relationship setback open space distance and thermal comfort, while the regression analysis reveals that an increase in setback distances and decrease in paving will improve thermal comfort on residential plots . The study concluded that thermal comfort within open spaces in residential plots are largely dependent on the availability of setback distance and the state of setback ground. It further reveals from its multivariate analysis that the more the provision of spaces for setback and lesser the areas paved, the more the thermal comfort within the residential site.

Keywords : Thermal Comfort, Low Impact Development Strategies, Urban Area.

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