The impact of oil-related pollution on housing satisfaction of Kuwaiti households

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dc.contributor.authorAl-Najadah, Ali Salehen
dc.contributor.committeechairGoss, Rosemary Caruccien
dc.contributor.committeememberBowker, Jeanette E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMcLain-Kark, Joan H.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMuffo, John A.en
dc.contributor.departmentHousing, Interior Design, and Resource Managementen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:11:50Zen
dc.date.adate2008-06-06en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:11:50Zen
dc.date.issued1996-05-07en
dc.date.rdate2008-06-06en
dc.date.sdate2008-06-06en
dc.description.abstractThe 1991 oil fires that were set by the Iraqis as they retreated from Kuwait during the Gulf War are still considered the worst and biggest oil fires in the history of the world. An initial study was conducted in 1992 to investigate the negative effects of the pollution caused by the oil fires on the socio-psychological values of housing and the cultural meanings of home and homeownership of Kuwaiti households. In 1994, a follow-up study was conducted to examine how time between the two studies and treatments of residential interiors and exteriors might have affected Kuwaiti households' perceptions regarding the negative effects of ORP on the socio-psychological values of housing, cultural meanings of home and homeownership, and housing satisfaction. Three-hundred and forty-seven non-smoking and non-institutionalized Kuwaiti household members participated in the follow-up study. Only eighty-nine of the participants in the follow-up study has also participated in the initial study. All the participants were 18 years or older, and were randomly selected from 60 different cities and suburbs in Kuwait. Six trained interviewers collected the data via telephone using survey questionnaires constructed specifically for that purpose. A comparison of frequencies and percentages from both the initial and the follow-up studies showed that more than two-thirds of the participants continued to be very concerned about the unclear hazardous effects of ORP on their health and safety and the health and safety of their family members. There was a decrease in the negative effects of ORP on most of the socio-psychological values of housing and cultural meanings of home and homeownership. The overall housing satisfaction of Kuwaiti households with their contaminated homes remained high. It was concluded from this study that only time and treatment of residential interiors had significant influence on Kuwaiti households’ perceptions about the negative effects of ORP on the housing values, cultural meanings of home and homeownership, and housing satisfaction. The implications of this study could be beneficial mainly to Kuwaiti households who wish to solve their housing problems caused by ORP; to the Kuwaiti government to seek, through the United Nations, financial compensations from Iraq; and to Kuwait University and Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research to expand their research base and investigate the best methods to remedy the problem of ORP in the Kuwaiti residential environment.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentxiii, 235 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-06062008-144756en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06062008-144756/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/37950en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1996.A463.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 34996451en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjecthomeen
dc.subjectoilen
dc.subjectKuwaiten
dc.subjecthomeownershipen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1996.A463en
dc.titleThe impact of oil-related pollution on housing satisfaction of Kuwaiti householdsen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineHousing, Interior Design, and Resource Managementen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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