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Investigating the Influence of Residents’ Demographic Characteristics on Cemetery-Related Effects in Enugu Urban, Nigeria

John Paul Udeh, Lucy Nkeiruka Ugwu, Obinna Ubani

Abstract

This study investigates the influence of residents’ demographic characteristics on the effects of cemetery locations in Enugu Urban, Nigeria. The data were derived from a questionnaire survey of 659 residents that live in buffer zone of 300 meters radius around each of the five cemeteries in the study areas. Multiple linear regression model was used to test whether residents’ socio- economic characteristics do significantly influence the effects of cemeteries on the residents in Enugu urban. Five socio-economic factors which include age, educational status, sex, religious affiliation and residents’ length of stay in the neighborhood were used in this study as the exploratory/predictor variables The results revealed that that the effects of cemeteries was significantly influenced by residents’ socio-economic characteristics in the study area.( p <0.005, P = 0.006). The understanding of the revelation provides valuable empirical evidence that will enhance urban planning policies, environmental management strategies, and community-based interventions relating to cemetery locations within urban environments Key words: Cemetery, demographic, residents, sustainable, effects

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Cemeterydemographicresidentssustainableeffects

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