%0 Conference Paper
%A Alagbe, Edith Egbimhanlu.
%A Alagbe, O. A.
%A Okocha, Dumebi
%A Ojewumi, M. E.
%A Ayeni, .A. O.
%B International Conference on Engineering for Sustainable World
%C Online
%D 2021
%F eprints:14945
%T INFLUENCE OF LIVELIHOOD ASSETS ON ATTITUDE TOWARDS  SOLID WASTE SANITATION: A CASE OF OKOBABA, LAGOS,  NIGERIA
%U http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/14945/
%X 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