The relationship between natural urban surroundings and residents’ well-being

Christian Weismayer; Ivo Ponocny; Sabine Sedlacek; Stefan Dressler; Bernadette Stross

The relationship between natural urban surroundings and residents’ well-being

Christian Weismayer
, Ivo Ponocny
, Sabine Sedlacek
, Stefan Dressler
, Bernadette Stross

MODUL University Vienna

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Abstract

Access to green space contributes positively to human well-being. One option for inhabitants of urbanized areas is to visit green space within the city borders; another option is to travel beyond them. The former is in favor of ample city arrangements, the latter points in the direction of densely built accumulations. To reveal existing preferences, subjective ratings are contrasted with an objective counterpart: the difference between non-permanent habitable and built-up areas. Equilibrium between natural and urban space receives good ratings.
Prevalence of built-up areas within communities is evaluated much worse compared with a bigger urban overhang in the adjacent surrounding.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	21-37
Journal	Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management
Volume	12
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - Feb 2017

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Keywords

well-being
geographical information system
living environment

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The relationship between natural urban surroundings and residents’ well-being

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