Surveying high-rise renters for their experience of household waste a community-engaged study in a diverse neighborhood Lisa Kowalchuk, Trisha Einmann, Aravind Joseph, and Alaa Mohamed

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kowalchuk, Lisa, author.

Einmann, Trisha, author.

Joseph, Aravind, author.

Mohamed, Alaa, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social surveys--Case studies.

Social surveys.

Community-based research--Case studies.

Community-based research.

Refuse and refuse disposal--Research--Case studies.

Refuse and refuse disposal.

Apartment dwellers--Research--Case studies.

Apartment dwellers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

SAGE research methods cases

Place of Publication:

SAGE Publications Ltd, 2026.

London SAGE Publications Ltd 2026

Summary:

This case study reflects on a survey carried out as part of a community-engaged, mixed method study of people's views, values, and practices regarding household waste in two downtown high-rises in an ethnically diverse, renter-based community in Toronto called St. James Town. The study was conducted through a partnership between academic researchers and the St. James Town Community Corner, especially their Share and Reuse Hub. The purpose was to understand challenges and opportunities for increased waste diversion and improved waste practices in the buildings, as a step toward resident-driven action planning. To supplement data from the survey of residents, we also interviewed key informants, conducted focus groups with residents, and obtained photographic and video evidence--mostly supplied by residents--of waste practices in and beside the buildings. To adapt our survey to the apartment building context and to enhance the validity and richness of the responses, we modified the self-administered questionnaire (SAQ) design in two main ways. First, research team members were present with the resident respondents, to help, as needed, in using an iPad to complete the survey's digital questions. Second, following completion of the digital component of mostly closed-ended questions, participants were asked to verbally answer two open-ended questions, in essence adding a brief interview. In this paper we will also discuss how the community-engaged approach was instrumental in addressing the challenges of research in rental apartment buildings

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ISBN:

9781036244170

1036244172

OCLC:

1565875969

Publisher Number:

T301089