Understanding the neighborhood: From residents’ perceptions and needs to action

Basolo, Victoria; Strong, Denise

doi:10.1080/10511482.2002.9521436

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“…Many studies have found that fear of crime or lack of safety are very important for neighbourhood satisfaction, in which a high incidence of crime can considerably reduce the usually high neighbourhood satisfaction among residents without plans to move (Skifter Andersen, 2008). There is not always a direct connection between actual crime rates and the perception of local crime among residents (Basolo & Strong, 2002). Perceived crime is found to be more important to satisfaction than actual occurrence of crime.…”

Section: Neighbourhood Satisfaction Studiesmentioning

confidence: 87%

“…Basolo and Strong (2002) called this component "local services/facilities". Parkes et al (2002) focused on the quality of neighbourhood facilities such as schools, public transport, street lighting and so on, and on access to neighbourhood facilities such as supermarkets, post offices and corner shops.…”

Section: Neighbourhood Satisfaction Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Johnston used a term called the "interpersonal environment", which was mainly composed of the social attributes of the neighbourhood, and Basolo and Strong (2002) referred to the "socio-cultural environment". This could also be called the "social environment".…”

Section: Neighbourhood Satisfaction Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The other important factors were noise, friendliness of neighbours, "community spirit" and safety. Basolo and Strong (2002) also concluded that physical conditions were important, including cleanliness and traffic. They also found that social relations had a great influence on satisfaction.…”

Section: Neighbourhood Satisfaction Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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2011

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2011

Urbani izziv

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“…Several variables have been found to affect residential satisfaction, including culture (Deshmukh, 1995;Guney, 1997;Smith & Krannich, 2000); life satisfaction (Amerigo, 1990;Pruitt, 1978;Rohe & Basolo, 1997;Theodori, 2001); neighborhood and environs, house and neighbors (Amerigo & Aragones, 1990;Basolo & Strong, 2002;Kim, 1997;Taylor, 1993Taylor, , 1995; and social factors (Filkins, Allen, & Cordes, 2000;Goudy, 1977). Goudy (1977) found that social dimensions were more important in determining residential satisfaction than previously thought.…”

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How Does Increasing Population and Diversity Affect Resident Satisfaction? A Small Community Case Study

Potter

Cantarero

2006

Environment and Behavior

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This study examines the quality of life in Crete, Nebraska, with the specific purpose of identifying the factors that play the largest role in determining residential satisfaction. The survey asks a number of questions pertaining to different aspects of living in Crete. The survey is adapted from a survey previously used for a similar study in Schuyler, Nebraska. Focus groups are used to identify key issues in Crete and make adjustments to the questionnaire. Cronbach's alpha is used to test the reliability of the topical variables, and index variables are created, which are used in the subsequent analysis. Using residential satisfaction as the dependent variable, stepwise multiple linear regressions are performed independently for the total population, the new arrivals, and the long-time resident groups. The findings of this study indicate that stressors and sociocultural issues are the significant contributors to the overall community's residential satisfaction.

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Sense of community affects community satisfaction: Mediating role of community participation

Gamo,

Park

2023

Journal Community Psychology

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Community satisfaction is a central component of community development because it indicates the overall contentment of residents with their community. As such, it can indicate the directions for community development. This study is aimed at examining a sense of community and community participation as factors influencing community satisfaction in the Yirgachefe district of Ethiopia. We collected data from 360 randomly selected household heads (male = 80.2%, female = 19.2%) residing in 12 rural communities. We used structural equation modeling to analyze the data. Results revealed that residents with a higher sense of community were more likely to have participated in their community and to be satisfied with their community. However, sense of community only indirectly influenced community satisfaction and had an insignificant direct effect on community satisfaction. There is a fully mediating effect of community participation between sense of community and community satisfaction. We propose policy implications based on the study.

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Understanding the neighborhood: From residents’ perceptions and needs to action

Cited by 96 publications

References 20 publications

Explaining preferences for home surroundings and locations

Explaining preferences for home surroundings and locations

How Does Increasing Population and Diversity Affect Resident Satisfaction? A Small Community Case Study

Sense of community affects community satisfaction: Mediating role of community participation

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