A socio-spatial exploration of rural livability satisfaction in megacity Beijing, China

Design Dilemma between Urban Tourism and Quality of Life: Assessment of Livability Barriers in Different Contexts

“…Based on the review and coding, 30 barriers were extracted from the literature review and then categorized under different major potential barrier groups: economic burden, government, social justice, tourist ecology, infrastructure, environmental quality, and individual characteristics, as shown in Table 1. These potential barrier categories were developed based mainly on the studies by Pang et al [12], Zhang et al [30], Sultana and Asad [31], Pan et al [32], Baig et al [15], and Mouratidis and Yiannakou [11]. To better understand whether these barriers were appropriate for the tourist cities' contexts, three experts in the development of tourist cities were interviewed to meticulously evaluate the list of barriers.…”

“…[16,53,54] This study focuses on the barriers to livability satisfaction in tourist cities and assesses the extent to which these barriers affect livability satisfaction by comparing tourist cities in different contexts, cultures, and policies, thereby contributing to the tourist cities developing or calibrating sustainable development policies. Previous studies and systematic literature reviews have shown that the main reasons hindering the livability of tourist cities are associated with economic burden [12], legislation [30], social justice issues [31], overtourism [32,40], urban infrastructure [15], and living environment [11]. Therefore, this study constructed a research model on barriers to livability satisfaction in tourist cities by identifying livability satisfaction as the dependent variable, individual characteristics as the control variable, and main potential barriers as the independent variables.…”

“…SEM provides a robust analysis for quantifying structural correlations between variables and has been widely used by researchers around the world to assess and predict issues associated with tourism, livability, and satisfaction [10][11][12][13]15]. Thus, ample evidence supports the suitability of the SEM approach for undertaking multivariate regression analyses, catering to both exploratory and confirmatory research inquiries.…”

“…Among these, the neighborhood scale is particularly emphasized in scholarly inquiries and is recognized as the most appropriate scale for urban development strategies [10]. The subjective appraisal of livability in tourist cities at this scale is conducted through the perceptions and experiences of both residents and visitors, notably through assessments of satisfaction [9,12,13]. Satisfaction reflects the overall happiness with one's living conditions and quality of life and is linked to the broader concept of human settlements, as demonstrated in pertinent literature [11,14,15], thereby serving as a valuable metric for gauging urban livability.…”

“…For instance, Mouratidis and Yiannakou [11] evaluated the living environment of Thessaloniki, Greece, through livability satisfaction, and noted that street design deficiencies such as tree cover could be potential barriers. Pang et al [12] conducted a socio-spatial exploration of livability in Beijing, China, and pointed out that economic burden is a significant barrier to livability satisfaction and may lead to unsustainable urban development. Through an exploration survey in Dubai's urban area, Tournois [16] found that individual characteristics may affect satisfaction with urban livability.…”