Modeling Feelings Toward Cities

Abstract

This article focuses on the emotional aspect of cities and models the relationships between civic pride and physical and intangible elements which are shared within a city. Interpreted both as an individual's feelings and as a local strategy, civic pride can provide a point of connection. First, we investigate the notion of civic pride. Next, we show the trend in sources or symbols of civic pride: these include elements of the built environment, both internationally and within Japan. Finally, using Structural Equation Modeling, we model how sources of civic pride engender each factor of civic pride and how the evaluation of the built environment fosters each of these factors.