Relationship between landscape structure and neighborhood satisfaction in urbanized areas

Lee, Sang‐Woo; Ellis, Christopher D.; Kweon, Byoung-Suk; Hong, Sung–Kwon

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2007.09.013

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“…It may be that lower house prices partly compensate negative effects of nuisance, although this is speculative and outside the scope of our current study. Surprisingly, and in contrast to other studies (Hur et al, 2010;Hur and MorrowJones, 2008;Kearney, 2006;Lee et al, 2008), we did not find significant effects with respect to satisfaction considering the amount of greenery and satisfaction with the number of facilities in the neighborhood. Possibly this is related to correlations with other neighborhood aspects like attractive neighborhood design (see also Lovejoy et al, 2010).…”

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Residential satisfaction close to highways: The impact of accessibility, nuisances and highway adjustment projects

Hamersma

Tillema

Sussman

et al. 2014

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

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In this paper we focus on gaining insight into the residential satisfaction of households near highways, based on survey data collected among 1,225 respondents in the Netherlands living within 1,000 meters from a highway. Ordinal regression was used to study the impact of highway externalities on residential satisfaction. Moreover, we gained first insights into the reactions of people on highway adjustment projects, by studying people's expectations towards residential satisfaction as a consequence of the project with use of a multinomial logistic regression analysis. On average, 85 percent of respondents reported being satisfied with living near a highway. Regarding explanatory characteristics, subjective evaluations of air and noise nuisance and of accessibility are of comparable importance and seem to outperform objective exposure calculations or distance from the highway or access lane in explaining residential satisfaction. Moreover highway interest is directly reflected in a higher satisfaction. However, other factors such as neighborhood design, traffic safety and social cohesion are important as well. People react differently to highway adjustment plans, negative expectations being highly driven by current negative feelings towards nuisance, and positive expectations by personal interest in accessibility and a positive attitude towards cars. An important implication could be the notion that exposure is not the same as perceived nuisance, which may give reason to be cautious when making transportation planning decisions based solely on calculations. In addition, the finding that other (neighborhood) factors are also very important in explaining residential satisfaction is interesting when thinking about compensating for the negative effects of a highway in the neighborhood. Also, the results regarding reactions to an announced highway adjustment project might be used to better adjust the planning process to the characteristics of the residents in the area. Further research is necessary to deepen the results, for example through the addition of other road project locations, interviews and longitudinal data.Keywords: highway infrastructure planning, accessibility, nuisance, residential satisfaction, planned highway adjustment projects. Highlights We studied the impact of negative (nuisance) and positive (accessibility) highway externalities and a highway adjustment project on residential satisfaction near highways.  Perceived nuisance and accessibility influence residential satisfaction, but other neighborhood factors are also important.  Perceptions of accessibility and nuisance outweigh objective measures (exposure levels, distance from highway/accesslane).  Highway users show a higher satisfaction level.  Expectations towards highway adjustment projects are mixed; highway users and people who like driving in particular have more positive expectations, currently hindered people more negative expectations.3

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Residential satisfaction close to highways: The impact of accessibility, nuisances and highway adjustment projects

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Tillema

Sussman

et al. 2014

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

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“…Daugstad (2008) showed that even with different attitudes toward rural landscape, different stakeholders could unite in specific focuses. In the cities, Lee et al (2008) showed that neighbourhood satisfaction of inhabitants was correlated with landscape structures and could fit with ecological objectives of nature in cities. These examples show that successful communication is possible between scientists, experts and lay people.…”

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Scientist and non-scientists share a diversity of dimensions in their relations to urban nature

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In the current biodiversity crisis, conservation scientists are urgently asked to involve themselves in education and communication initiatives toward non-scientists, who are considered as lacking knowledge to correctly value biodiversity. This is particularly argued in urban areas.In this paper, we showed however with an anthropological survey that urban citizens do express a variety of relations toward surrounding urban nature. Then, in an independent survey, we showed that these ways of being connected with nature were shared by students in conservation sciences. Conservation scientists and non-scientific city dwellers have therefore much more in common than is taken for granted in their relations and perceptions of urban nature, notably concerning emotional, sensorial and memorial relationships. Acknowledging these common features in the scientific community could improve the communication between science and the general public about urban nature, help bridge the gap between science and the society and eventually participate to build a new social contract on nature.

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“…Similarly, a Swedish study of 24,847 public health survey participants found associations of perceived green qualities with neighborhood satisfaction, physical activity, and general health which were mostly confirmed for GISassessed green qualities [45]. Another study [46] found associations with various aspects of GIS-measured landscape structure, such as variety in size and shape of tree patches, and neighborhood satisfaction in a mailed survey including 311 single-family households in the city of College Station, Texas. Results like these were also found in an analysis of the LARES survey [7].…”

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Residential Surrounding Greenness, Self-Rated Health and Interrelations with Aspects of Neighborhood Environment and Social Relations

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Previous research suggests that green environments positively influence health. Several underlying mechanisms have been discussed; one of them is facilitation of social interaction. Further, greener neighborhoods may appear more aesthetic, contributing to satisfaction and well-being. Aim of this study was to analyze the association of residential surrounding greenness with self-rated health, using data from 4480 women and men aged 45-75 years that participated in the German population-based Heinz Nixdorf Recall study. We further aimed to explore the relationships of greenness and self-rated health with the neighborhood environment and social relations. Surrounding greenness was measured using the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) within 100 m around participants' residence. As a result, we found that with higher greenness, poor self-rated health decreased (adjusted OR 0.90, 95% CI 0.82-0.98; per 0.1 increase in NDVI), while neighborhood satisfaction (1.41, 1.23-1.61) and neighborhood social capital (1.22, 1.12-1.32) increased. Further, we observed inverse associations of neighborhood satisfaction (0.70, 0.52-0.94), perceived safety (0.36, 0.22-0.60), social satisfaction (0.43, 0.31-0.58), and neighborhood social capital (0.53, 0.44-0.64) with poor self-rated health. These results underline the importance of incorporating green elements into neighborhoods for health-promoting urban development strategies.

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Relationship between landscape structure and neighborhood satisfaction in urbanized areas

Cited by 149 publications

References 63 publications

Residential satisfaction close to highways: The impact of accessibility, nuisances and highway adjustment projects

Residential satisfaction close to highways: The impact of accessibility, nuisances and highway adjustment projects

Scientist and non-scientists share a diversity of dimensions in their relations to urban nature

Residential Surrounding Greenness, Self-Rated Health and Interrelations with Aspects of Neighborhood Environment and Social Relations

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