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Local Amenities and Neighborhood Perception

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Various local neighborhood amenities include ample green areas, nearby shopping, work access, and recreation. Amenities enhance life quality and may influence residential perception of urban neighborhoods and actual satisfaction with the neighborhood. To assess resident perceptions and satisfactions, a survey questionnaire was administered in Essen, Germany. Subjective perceptions from survey responses are commonly analyzed with factor analysis. Various urban amenities were grouped into uncorrelated factors. Factor scores were used in ordinal logistic regression to analyze ordered categorical outcomes controlling for sociodemographics. Perceptions and satisfaction with one’s neighborhood were measured by varying degrees of “importance” and “satisfaction.” Neighborhoods are more important when located in a safe and pollution-, litter-, and noise-free environment, with nearby green spaces and children’s educational and leisure facilities. The latter two amenities significantly influence residential satisfaction with urban neighborhoods.

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Antipova, A. (2018). Local Amenities and Neighborhood Perception. In: Urban Environment, Travel Behavior, Health, and Resident Satisfaction. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74198-7_3

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