Professional paper
Life Satisfaction in the [pinut Neighborhood, City of Split
Nevena JERAK
orcid.org/0000-0001-8283-7485
; Central Bureau of Statistics, Zagreb
Abstract
In this research the author detects some elements that citizens
of the [pinut neighborhood observe as important and
precedent for quality of life, which affects living satisfaction in
[pinut. Kevin Lynch's method is used, who in his book, "The
Image of the City" considers visual qualities of American cities
by researching mental images of specific towns, reported by
their citizens. He is especially concentrated on city legibility,
respectively the easiness of recognizing and organizing all parts
of the city into a coherent system. In the interview, questions similar to Lynch's are used. The interview was carried out
similarly, the data processed and presented in this paper.
However, the research objective was different. The paper
presents research results regarding the following topics:
advantages and disadvantages of the [pinut neighborhood,
neighborhood borders, its main features, traffic, functional
equipment, the look of the neighborhood, orientation points
and unpleasant image of the neighborhood. The results show
that the respondents are satisfied with living in [pinut. The
findings, as a suggestion, can be useful for planners, investors,
city authorities and scientists.
Keywords
City of Split; quality of life; housing; urban studies and planning; life satisfaction
Hrčak ID:
22752
URI
Publication date:
30.4.2008.
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