| Title |
Residents' Cognition of Living Sphere and Post-Occupancy Evaluation of Neighborhoods - A Case Study on Bundang New Town |
| Keywords |
Residential Satisfaction ; Post-Occupancy Evaluation ; Living Sphere ; Apartment Complex ; Neighborhood Unit |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to find out the influence of personal and environmental attributes on residents' cognition of living sphere and to find out relationship between residential satisfaction and dwellers' perceptions of living sphere. At first, for these purposes, this study classified living sphere levels into apartment complex, neighborhood unit, community unit and urban district, and classified evaluation items into objective and subjective aspects, on both physical and social levels. Then this research investigated the major factors affecting residents' cognition of living sphere, and analyzed the correlation between residential satisfaction and major factors. The findings were as follows. First, findings of analysis on residents' cognition of living sphere included apartment complex 45.7%, urban district(Bundang new town) 23.3%, apartment estate(neighborhood unit) 17.6%, sub-district(community unit) 10.2% were dwellers' recognition of living sphere levels in order. Second, findings of influence analysis of personal characteristics included period in the house, age of the head of a family and level of family life cycle had significant influence on dwellers' perceptions of living sphere. Third, findings of relationship analysis between residents' satisfaction and recognition of those included cognition of living sphere had significant influence on residential satisfaction. The perceptions of wider living sphere level tended to have higher satisfaction. |