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Determinants of Neighborhood Satisfaction: A Metropolitan-Level Analysis*
Barrett A. Lee,Avery M. Guest +1 more
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In this paper, the authors break with tradition and propose that satisfaction can be expressed as a unit of analysis, instead of individual satisfaction, which has traditionally been regarded as the appropriate unit.Abstract:
Students of neighborhood satisfaction have traditionally regarded the individual as the appropriate unit of analysis. In this present paper we break with tradition proposing that satisfaction can a...read more
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What Makes People Dissatisfied with their Neighbourhoods
TL;DR: It is concluded that neighbourhood policies with a broad spectrum of goals are required, that pay careful attention to residents' own assessments of local conditions.
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Developing a community support model for tourism
TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a model of community support based on the social exchange theory, which contained fourteen hypothesized relationships and was tested using the LISREL package from responses collected from residents of Grand-Baie, Mauritius.
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Homeownership and neighborhood stability
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a conceptual model of how homeownership rates might affect various indicators of neighborhood stability and determine whether there is support for this model in the literature, finding considerable support for an association between homeownership and both improved property maintenance and longer lengths of tenure.
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How Neighborhood Features Affect Quality of Life
M. Joseph Sirgy,Terri Cornwell +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report on the development of three conceptual models that explain how satisfaction with neighborhood features affect residents' quality of life (life satisfaction) through the mediation effect of one's overall feeling toward the neighborhood.
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The Effects of Local Stressors on Neighborhood Attachment
TL;DR: The authors analyzed the effects of four stressors on six dimensions of attachment and found that social and physical disorder as well as experiences with victimization and crime do not uniformly decrease individual neighborhood attachment.
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