Home ownership and residential satisfaction: Evidence from Hangzhou, China

Huang, Zhonghua; Du, Xiaolong; Yu, Xiangyao

doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2015.05.008

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“…Like in other transformation counties with similar rates such as Poland and Romania (Soaita, ), ownership can bolster the individual sense of home amidst rapid change. It serves as a symbol of status and collective identity (Pow & Kong, ; Tomba, ), as source of belonging, and even of participation in social affairs (Z. H. Huang, Du, & Yu, ).…”

Section: Conceptualising Homementioning

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What makes you feel at home? Constructing senses of home in two border cities

Feng

Breitung

2017

Population Space and Place

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In times of global mobility, home must be understood as a multiscalar and context-dependent concept, which is socially constructed through experiences and imagination. While most research on home is based on qualitative case studies in the context of international migration, there is a lack of systematic analyses based on larger samples of how people draw on different resources in developing a sense of home and how this differs in different places. This paper studies crossborder mobile people in Hong Kong and Shenzhen to empirically compare the strength of their sense of home in both places and to analyse the factors contributing to this sense of home at the city-scale. It is found that social contacts are most influential, followed by functional aspects such as home ownership and (to a lesser degree) nostalgic factors. While the strong impact of social contacts confirms previous research, the other aspects highlight the need to consider the local context. Our data discloses city-specific patterns of home construction, differing between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, and impacts of the border and border-crossing on senses of home.A transborder sense of home is emerging, but mainly in those residents who cross the border frequently, and based more on functional than on emotional properties. The study contributes to the literature on home by focussing on the city scale rather than the residence or the nation, by proposing a quantitative and analytical methodology, and by applying this methodology in a border setting.

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Section: Conceptualising Homementioning

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What makes you feel at home? Constructing senses of home in two border cities

Feng

Breitung

2017

Population Space and Place

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“…In the context of housing, social sustainability enables positive externalities. Homeowners tend to be more involved in social affairs because home ownership gives them a sense of belonging and satisfaction, as well as incentives to create social capital [28]. Therefore, home ownership can serve as an essential ingredient for social sustainability in China.…”

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Chinese Housing Reform and Social Sustainability: Evidence from Post-Reform Home Ownership

2016

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“…Some factors of residential buildings do not exist in the university dormitory context, such as ownership and ways to purchase [26,27], distance to work, location of schools [28], building age and safety [29], satisfaction with community services [30] and neighbors [16,31]. In addition, difference also lies into the demographic background of the occupants [32], such as number of family members [16,23,33].…”

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Improving Residential Satisfaction of University Dormitories through Post-Occupancy Evaluation in China: A Socio-Technical System Approach

Ning

Chen

2016

Sustainability

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Residential satisfaction of university dormitories serves as one of the significant aspects in the framework of sustainability in higher education. This study aims to develop a framework for post-occupancy evaluation (POE) of university dormitories in China grounded on the socio-technical systems approach and to identify factors contributing to students' residential satisfaction. Two focus groups were carried out to build the socio-technical framework. A case study was undertaken to evaluate the post-occupancy status of university dormitories, and structured-questionnaire was used to collect the data. The results show that university dormitories are equipped with quality physical facilities. However, they failed to provide satisfied services and supporting infrastructure. This indicates that "hardware" could generally meet students' requirements, while the "software" is still less competent. It is also found that the socio-technical systems approach has the feature of being embedded into the social, regulatory and geographic contexts. In order to enhance post-occupancy satisfaction, occupants' participation would be helpful. This study contributes to the body of knowledge by presenting a socio-technical framework of POE and its embeddedness feature. Implications for research and practices are also provided.

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Home ownership and residential satisfaction: Evidence from Hangzhou, China

Cited by 66 publications

References 29 publications

What makes you feel at home? Constructing senses of home in two border cities

What makes you feel at home? Constructing senses of home in two border cities

Chinese Housing Reform and Social Sustainability: Evidence from Post-Reform Home Ownership

Improving Residential Satisfaction of University Dormitories through Post-Occupancy Evaluation in China: A Socio-Technical System Approach

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