Purpose Residential satisfaction can be viewed as a part of life satisfaction. There are many studies related to the relationship between residents’ satisfaction with their environments and the quality of those environments. The purpose of this paper is to examine how this satisfaction differs according to the type of residential environment. Design/methodology/approach It is based on empirical data on the quality of life in the different residential environments of the Istanbul Metropolitan Area. The primary source of information was a household survey. Findings In an attempt to find solutions to problems with the quality of residential environments, the data were analyzed through several variables related to the subjective perceptions of residential satisfaction. According to the results of the research, residents living in planned neighborhoods in the city are more satisfied than those living in unplanned neighborhoods. The residents who live in the planned sections of the city are satisfied with the attractiveness and accessibility of their neighborhoods, while those who live in unplanned sections of the city are satisfied with their level of attachment to their neighborhoods. Practical implications The study was designed to produce baseline data so that future changes in residential conditions as perceived by the residents of Istanbul could be monitored to support decisions for residential areas. Originality/value Comparative case studies, especially on planned vs unplanned environments, are relatively limited in number. Therefore, there is a need for new researches examining differences between different residential settings within cities. This study adds value to the field of comparative studies on residential environments.

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Residential mobility is a dynamic urban process resulting from the ever changing internal and external factors of households' residential preferences. Factors effecting these preferences are related to households'perception of spatial issues such as the characteristics of a house, accessibility to urban functions and transportation, land values and house prices, neighborhood characteristics, residential satisfaction, and attachment. The effects of these issues vary through the life cycle as well as social, economic, and employment status of a household. As a result of the legal arrangements and state incentives that have helped to develop the construction industry, current housing patterns have shifted in Istanbul since the 2000s'. This study aims to investigate the changing trends in the factors that affected the residential location preferences of Istanbulites from 2006 to 2014. Data was collected through a stratified sampling method from two different surveys in 2006 and 2014. The paper explains the change in the destination choice of residents in the city at the district level and furthermore, changes in the households' intention to move to one of the three different housing patterns which are common in the city.

Quality of urban life is a multifaceted construct related with the multiple disciplines were born in a time that economy-centric policies were inadequate to solve social and environmental problems. The research area developed along with Social Indicators Movement. As an "umbrella term" quality of life contains different levels of qualities in different life domains. Because of the concepts like "life" and "quality" are highly intangible, discussion on the measurement and indicators which quality of urban life should include never reach an agreement. Quality of urban life that intents to explain people's life experience from the space perspective, is stressed in most of the urban studies as a level which should be increased for the sake of city and citizens. There are studies on type of indicators, measurement scales and approaches to quality of urban life. Studies on quality of urban life in residential level are more common in the literature, because of the place perception, evaluation and satisfaction of people is primarily experienced in their micro environment. Case studies on the relationship between residential environment and quality of life gained momentum since 2000's around the globe including İstanbul. Common trait in these studies is that residential quality of life research should be periodically remaked. The aim of this study is to explain the relationship between residential satisfaction and quality of urban life in İstanbul. The data used in the study is obtained both from the household surveys and expert observations which are conducted in the sampled residential areas. In this way, the research is designated as recommended in the literature that quality of life studies should include both subjective perceptions and objective indicators. Besides the relational findings between variables, results also include the spatial and individual differences in İstanbul and its citizens. Keywords: İstanbul; quality of urban life; residential satisfaction; residential environment; quality of Life.Ekonomi politika ve uygulamalarının kentlerde sosyal ve çevresel problemleri çözmedeki yetersizlikleriyle eş zamanlı olarak 60'lı yıllardaki "Sosyal Göstergeler Hareketi"nden türeyen Yaşam Kalitesi, ilginin giderek arttığı çok boyutlu ve çok disiplinli bir araştırma alanıdır. "Şemsiye" bir terim olarak, yaşama ilişkin farklı alanlardaki kalite düzeylerini bünyesinde barındırmaktadır. "Yaşam" ve "kalite" gibi yüksek soyutluk düzeyindeki kavramları yan yana getirmesi nedeniyle, yaşam kalitesinin ölçülmesine yönelik yöntem ve gösterge sistemi tartışmaları, kavramın ortaya çıktığı dönemden bu yana süregelmiştir. İnsanın yaşam deneyimini, yaşadığı, çalıştığı, boş vakitlerini değerlendirdiği farklı mekansal düzeylerle kurduğu ilişki biçimleri üzerinden açıklamaya çalışan Kentsel Yaşam Kalitesi de kent bilimin farklı alt kollarındaki araştırmalarda çokça vurgulanan, yükseltilmesi amaçlanan bir düzeyi tariflemektedir. Kentsel yaşam kalitesinin hangi tür göstergelerle (nesnel/öznel) hangi kentsel düzeylerde hangi yaklaşımlarl...

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