2022 Volume 57 Issue 3 Pages 1156-1163
In this study, we empirically examined the impact of citizen satisfaction with each urban policy as written in the local government's comprehensive plan on the fostering of civic pride, using Oyabe City as a case study. The results of the citizen questionnaire survey statistically revealed a cause-and-effect relationship in which increasing the level of satisfaction with policies related to municipal management through public-private collaboration, formation of attractive urban space and promotion of tourism, and promotion of education fosters attachment, which constitutes civic pride, and thus identity, engagement and desire for maintaining. The study also revealed that creating opportunities for citizens to participate in society and fostering a sense of ownership is the most effective policy for fostering civic pride, and that civic pride is higher among men, the elderly, and citizens who have lived in the community for longer periods of time.
