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RESIDENTIALSATISFACTION INRELATION TOENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYIN CITIES Irene van KampHanneke KruizeAnnemarie Ruysbroek2004 год

RESIDENTIAL SATISFACTION IN RELATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN CITIES
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Аннотация: ISEE-535 Abstract: Research indicates that residents' perceptions of urban environmental quality and satisfaction with their residential situation are determined by a large number of different residential aspects (e.g., by physical-, social-, and physical planning aspects). The most important residential quality aspects appearing in the literature ate social ties in the neighbourhood, safety risks (e.g., crime, traffic), environmental hygiene (e.g., noise, air pollution), and the presence of facilities (e.g., shops, greenery). Personal characteristics (age, gender, and socio-economic status) appear to influence quality judgements only marginally. It is not only the measurable ′objective' aspects of the living environment that determine whether people are satisfied, but also the perceptions of these. These do not always parallel each other. This paper addresses the question what role different aspects of the environment play (objective as well as subjective) and specifically how environmental aspects as noise- and air pollution, and annoyance influence residential satisfaction and quality of life above other factors such as safety, green areas, amenities and social ties. The basic question addressed is: how big is the influence of aspects of the physical environment in the total judgement people have of their residential situation. Data are derived from three separate surveys at different scale levels (national, European, international), whereby the immediate environment in urban areas is chosen as level of analysis. Preliminary results show that at a national, European as well as international level the evaluation of the residential situation strongly varies with the level of urbanisation. Street refuse, traffic related pollution (noise, air) and damage to green areas are the most prominent environmental problems in cities as perceived by its inhabitants. Air and noise-pollution and dissatisfaction with the number of green areas are important predictors of residential dissatisfaction above judgements about the safety and social cohesion of the area. The perception of the different aspects (social, spatial and physical) are shown to be strongly interrelated. On the basis of these findings it will be argued that urban environmental studies should include quality of life outcomes. In order to obtain a fuller understanding of quality of life both objective and subjective evaluations should be employed and combined. NB Since most of the analyses are currently being performed only some general results can be given in this abstract.
Год издания: 2004
Авторы: Irene van Kamp, Hanneke Kruize, Annemarie Ruysbroek
Издательство: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Источник: Epidemiology
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