Satisfaction with Selected Indicators of the Quality of Urban Space by Polonia in the Greater Toronto Area

Abstract

The main objective of this article is to determine the quality of life of Polonia living in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), with particular emphasis on urban quality, which influences their assessment of the standard of living in this city. The presented results of the research are based on a survey questionnaire conducted with the participation of 583 respondents. The respondents evaluated, among others: accessibility to recreational tourism in the city, public transport, possibilities of finding a job, accessibility to housing and quality of the natural environment. Assessment of the selected indicators was correlated with the application of the statistical coefficient of the chi-squared test with particular sociodemographic characteristics of the examined respondents (with age, place of residence of the respondents (Toronto, suburbs) and their duration of residence in the GTA). On the basis of the formulated research hypotheses and conducted studies, it can be concluded—among others—that the satisfaction level with regard to accessibility to housing increases with age, that people living in the GTA suburbs rate accessibility to transportation lower than people living in Toronto and that people living in the GTA for more than 20 years rate accessibility to tourism, leisure and relaxation lower than people living in the GTA for a period shorter than 20 years.

Spatiotemporal Evolution and Driving Forces of Sustainable Development of Urban Human Settlements in China for SDGs

“…Therefore, the temporal and spatial dynamic evolution of urban human settlements has been the focus of research. Many scholars have considered the system coordination [11], vulnerability [12], suitability [13], wellbeing [14], satisfaction [15,16], pseudo-environment [17], and the reorganization by COVID 19 [18] of urban human settlements based on different dimensions and perspectives. Owing to the newfound focus on earth, studies on human settlements from the perspective of sustainable development have become a new research hotspot [19,20].…”

Boosting the quality of life through additional general allocation funds for village infrastructure development

“…Involvement in the preparation of planning, implementation, and supervision of activities/programs Likert Location (L) [36], [44] The community lives in the western and eastern part of Tangerang city Western part of Tangerang city=1, others=0 Nominal…”

impacto da pandemia de Covid-19 na qualidade de vida urbana:

“…Assim como para [4,8,9], o conceito de qualidade de vida encontrado na sistematização da literatura é considerado por parte dos autores como multidimensional [13,14] ou até mesmo holístico, no sentido de que pode e deve ser mensurado tanto no domínio objetivo, relacionado à qualidade do ambiente construído na cidade, quanto no domínio subjetivo, relacionado ao nível de satisfação que os habitantes da cidade têm com sua vida urbana [13][14][15][16][17], o que é também apontado por [6].…”

“…Dessa forma, [13] acreditam que apenas ajustes modernos nos padrões urbanos devem ocorrer e imaginam duas trajetórias pós-corona. A primeira refere-se ao maior interesse em modos de vida suburbanos, para evitar questões de saúde, porém, esse é um movimento que já existia antes da pandemia, o que também é apontado por [16].…”