Perception of the Urban Environment through Residential Satisfaction and Sentiments about a City

Using the City Typology by Urban Aging Problems

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In recent years, urban aging problems related to population aging and decline have attracted much attention in regional development policies. We suggest the perception of a city by residents from the perspective of residential satisfaction and sentiments about the place of living could contribute to addressing urban problems at various levels and types. In our study, we revealed 10 principal components of residential satisfaction and analyzed the types of cities categorized by urban aging problems, considering the components of satisfaction and residents' sentiment. Results are the following: 1) Perception of a city tends to vary depending on the progress of urban aging problems. 2) The greatest difference is in satisfaction with Leisure and activities, which have a certain relation with urban aging. 3) As for the sentiments about the place of living, they do not appear to be much different, especially those for happiness, although these rates tend to depend on the aging of infrastructure, the highest enrichment with various kinds of facilities, and satisfaction with leisure and activities.