Urban and suburban lifestyles and residential preferences in a highly urbanized society

Pisman, Ann; Allaert, Georges; Lombaerde, Piet

doi:10.4000/belgeo.6394

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“…Respondents tend to be more satisfied with typical neighbourhood characteristics of different types of neighbourhoods; urbanites are more satisfied with peacefulness and safety, while rural residents are more satisfied with the proximity of facilities. These results are not in line with an earlier study in the Ghent region, stating that suburban respondents are generally more satisfied with their residential environment compared to their urban counterparts (Pisman et al, 2011). According to this study there still exists a preference for living in a detached dwelling in a purely residential area.…”

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“…They are more satisfied with peacefulness and safety, neighbouring and the composition of the neighbourhood's residents. This contrasts with the results of Pisman et al (2011), stating that urbanites in Ghent feel less safe than people living in more suburban neighbourhoods. However, these results are in line with Meeus and De Decker (2013) and Schuermans et al (2014).…”

Section: Neighbourhood Satisfactioncontrasting

confidence: 95%

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Urban sprawl: neighbourhood dissatisfaction and urban preferences. Some evidence from Flanders

2016

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Early studies suggest that people living in rural neighbourhoods are more satisfied with their residential location than people living in cities. Consequently, most individuals seem to prefer low-density environments to reside in. More recent studies, however, state that rural residents are no more likely to be satisfied with their residential neighbourhood than their urban counterparts. In addition, a considerable, growing part of the population seems to have a clear preference for urban neighbourhoods. The results of our research, conducted in Flanders, Belgium, suggest that urbanites are more satisfied with their neighbourhood than rural residents are. Neighbourhood preferences differ less between urbanites and rural residents. However, there are differences indicating that urbanites have a preference for rural neighbourhoods and rural residents a preference for urban neighbourhoods. In sum, it seems that people, once they have selected their residential location, are not satisfied with the neighbourhood characteristics and tend to develop a preference for a different neighbourhood type. This mismatch can be partly explained by the strongly developed urban sprawl in Flanders, reducing the residential qualities of urban and especially rural environments. Restricting further urban sprawl, with the help of a more active spatial planning policy, seems necessary to increase neighbourhood satisfaction. 2

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Section: Discussioncontrasting

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Section: Neighbourhood Satisfactioncontrasting

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Urban sprawl: neighbourhood dissatisfaction and urban preferences. Some evidence from Flanders

2016

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“…Research has also shown that city dwellers' satisfaction is also measured in terms of urban people's gratification with spatial quality, zoning of commercial activities, availability of job opportunities, adequacy of provided social services, accessibility of residences as well as quality of neighbourhoods [105][106][107][108]. The study of Yizhao et al [109] indicates that public satisfaction can also be measured in terms of these dwellers' contentment with housing supply, housing quality and available housing access options.…”

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The City as an Experimental Space: The Interface between Public Satisfaction and Effects on Urban Planning Resulting from Kampala City’s Sprawl

Bidandi¹

2018

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This paper analyses the interface between public satisfaction and effects on urban planning in the context of Kampala City, Uganda. The interface is significant because it provides an understanding of the effects of urban sprawl service delivery in relation to planning. It further discusses the underlying forces responsible for the city's urbanisation process. The objective of the study is to establish what defines Kampala's public satisfaction with urban changes resulting from the city's sprawl. The study involves focus group discussion interviews, which were used to collect the qualitative data from a group of respondents simultaneously. Moreover, purposive sampling was used to select the respondents interviewed. The analysis indicates that public dissatisfaction with poor urban environment has resulted in urban changes, which are officially sanctioned to take place in their residential areas, and the desire to access services easily that explains urban dwellers' decisions.

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“…À propos du choix de l'environnement social, elles semblent accorder une importance marquée au choix d'un domicile et d'un « quartier à notre image » avec « des gens comme nous ». (AErø, 2006;Bell, 1968;Boterman, Karsten et Musterd, 2010;Jaillet, 2004;Pisman, Allaert et Lombaerde, 2011). La composition ethnique du quartier ne ressort pas forcément dans le discours des ménages interrogés comme un facteur important dans les choix résidentiels comme elle peut l'être aux États-Unis et de plus en plus en Europe (Dekker, 2013;Hedman, Van Ham et Manley, 2011;Sigelman et Henig, 2001).…”

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“…Elles souhaitent aussi vivre dans un milieu de jeunes familles qui leur ressemblent du point de vue socioé-conomique, ethnique et affinitaire. Les résultats vont ainsi dans le sens de ce que plusieurs auteurs ont déjà noté, à savoir l'importance du mode de vie et du style de vie dans les choix résidentiels des ménages (AErø, 2006;Ascher, 1995;Bridge, 2006;Brun et Fagnani, 1991;Karsten, 2007;Pisman, Allaert et Lombaerde, 2011;Scheiner et Kasper, 2003). Comme on pouvait s'y attendre, le choix du quartier importe beaucoup pour les familles ahuntsicoises, alors que les familles à VimontAuteuil accordent plus d'importance au choix du logement (Brun et Fagnani, 1994).…”

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Jean

2014

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Bon an, mal an, environ 20 000 personnes quittent la Ville de Montréal pour s’établir en banlieue. Dans ce contexte de concurrence pour attirer les jeunes ménages, nous nous sommes penchés sur les choix résidentiels de familles de la classe moyenne en faveur de la ville centrale ou de la banlieue. Cinquante et une entrevues approfondies ont été menées en 2011-2012 dans deux quartiers de la région métropolitaine de Montréal, l’un représentant la banlieue, Vimont-Auteuil, l’autre la ville centrale, Ahuntsic. Au-delà du prix des logements, les choix résidentiels des familles sont liés aux représentations de la ville et de la banlieue, aux usages du quartier et du chez-soi, à leur mobilité quotidienne, leur identité, et en somme leurs modes de vie. Les images négatives de la vie de famille en ville véhiculées par les banlieusards de même que la vision stéréotypée de la banlieue dépeinte par les urbains donnent à penser que l’opposition ville/banlieue est loin d’être caduque, du moins dans les représentations que s’en font encore aujourd’hui les jeunes familles de la classe moyenne.

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Urban and suburban lifestyles and residential preferences in a highly urbanized society

Cited by 30 publications

References 12 publications

Urban sprawl: neighbourhood dissatisfaction and urban preferences. Some evidence from Flanders

Urban sprawl: neighbourhood dissatisfaction and urban preferences. Some evidence from Flanders

The City as an Experimental Space: The Interface between Public Satisfaction and Effects on Urban Planning Resulting from Kampala City’s Sprawl

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