A Spatial Statistical Approach Towards Independence of Informal Manufacturers’ Psychographics from Town Planning Principles in Harare

Authors

  • Rumbidzai Mpahlo Department of Development Studies, Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University, Zimbabwe Author
  • Simbarashe Show Mazongonda Department of Demography Settlement and Development, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Author
  • Macleans Mzumara Department of Economics, Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe Author
  • Beatrice Hickonicko Department of Rural and Urban Development, Great Zimbabwe University, Zimbabwe Author

Keywords:

management, planning, policy, human behaviour, Spatiality

Abstract

This study tested for statistical significance of the association between informal manufacturers‘ psychographics and town planning principles. Health, safety and order amenity constructs were extracted from existing town planning principles and three vignettes encapsulated in psychographics (knowledge, perception and attitude) were captured in the digital questionnaire for each construct. With these constructs and vignettes, the collected data were analysed using the R language in Spatstat and tested for the independence of association using a chi-square test at a 0.05 level of significance. Study findings revealed that all three psychological vignettes studied have a very weak relationship with town planning principles. All studied relationships gave an value of at most 1.17%, implying that less than 2% of manufacturers‘ psychographics are explained by variations in their understanding of town planning principles. Therefore, planning education must be scaled up so that manufacturers gain a full understanding of the importance of town planning goals.

Author Biographies

  • Rumbidzai Mpahlo, Department of Development Studies, Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University, Zimbabwe

    Rumbidzai Irene Mpahlo has a background in rural and urban development and civic engagement, her research interests resonate around mobility, urban informality, migration, gender, climate justice and civil society. She holds a BSc Honours in Rural and Urban Planning, a Master’s in Rural and Urban Planning and an advanced Master’s in Development Evaluation and Management. Her current research is on governance in settlements in the urban fringes 

  • Simbarashe Show Mazongonda, Department of Demography Settlement and Development, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

    Simbarashe Show Mazongonda is a doctoral student in Economics and Finance at the University of Łódź, Poland. He has background training in rural and urban planning, development planning, monitoring and evaluation, and planning law. He has worked in the private sector, academia, and philanthropic space. His research interest is in urban informality, urban management, local government finance, and taxation.   

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Published

2024-10-03

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 and 2 (2022): OIKOS, The Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University Journal of Engineering, Health and Veterinary Science

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How to Cite

A Spatial Statistical Approach Towards Independence of Informal Manufacturers’ Psychographics from Town Planning Principles in Harare. (2024). Oikos: The Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University Bulletin of Ecology, Science Technology, Agriculture, Food Systems Review and Advancement, 1(1 and 2). http://journals.zegu.ac.zw/index.php/o/article/view/117

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