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Exploring residential satisfaction in shrinking cities: a decision-tree approach

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  • Ana Paula Barreira
  • Dora Agapito
  • Thomas Panagopoulos
  • Maria Helena Guimarães

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The number of cities experiencing population decline has been increasing worldwide. Despite the existence of theoretical propositions of shrinkage as an opportunity to increase levels of residential satisfaction, the issue has not been addressed empirically. This article contributes to fill this gap by assessing, through survey, the residential satisfaction of inhabitants of four shrinking Portuguese cities.Data were analysed by means of a tree-decision approach: the Chi-squared Automatic Interaction Detection analysis. A sense of safety is the feature that best discriminates inhabitants’ level of residential satisfaction. The results show that shrinkage due to deindustrialisation processes is detrimental to residential satisfaction.

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  • Ana Paula Barreira & Dora Agapito & Thomas Panagopoulos & Maria Helena Guimarães, 2017. "Exploring residential satisfaction in shrinking cities: a decision-tree approach," Urban Research & Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(2), pages 156-177, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rurpxx:v:10:y:2017:i:2:p:156-177
    DOI: 10.1080/17535069.2016.1179784
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    2. František Petrovič & František Murgaš, 2021. "Description Relationship between Urban Space and Quality of Urban Life. A Geographical Approach," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(12), pages 1-13, December.
    3. Danica Djurkin & Marija Antić & Dejan Ž. Djordjević, 2023. "Demographic Aspects of Urban Shrinkage in Serbia: Trajectory, Variety, and Drivers of Shrinking Cities," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(22), pages 1-25, November.
    4. Kamila Ziółkowska-Weiss, 2021. "Satisfaction with Selected Indicators of the Quality of Urban Space by Polonia in the Greater Toronto Area," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-23, July.
    5. M. Reza Shirazi & Ramin Keivani & Sue Brownill & Georgia Butina Watson, 2022. "Promoting Social Sustainability of Urban Neighbourhoods: The Case of Bethnal Green, London," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 46(3), pages 441-465, May.

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