| CONTENTS Prefece ......................................................................... / 001 Part Ⅰ Livable City: General Evaluation Chapter 1 Summary of Beijing Residents’ Overall Evaluation .................... / 003 1. Present Characteristics of Beijing’s Livability ......................... / 003 2. Focusing on Livable Beijing by different aspects ......................... / 005 3. Evaluation on Social Characteristices of Livable Beijing ................. / 011 4. The Most and Least Satisfactory Places ................................... / 023 Part Ⅱ Livable City: Theory and Research Framework Chapter 2 What is a “Livable City”? ......................................... / 033 1. Intrinsic Meanings of a “Livable City” ................................ / 033 2. Investigating the Concepts Related to a “Livable City” ................ / 037 3. Livability as a Target of City Development ............................... / 045 Chapter 3 Evaluation System of Livable City .................................... / 049 1. Principals in Choosing Indexes for Livable City Evaluation ............... / 049 2. Contents and Indexes for Objective Evaluation ............................ / 051 3. Contents and Indexes for Subjective Evaluation ........................... / 055 4. Comprehensive Evaluation of Livable City ................................. / 058 Part Ⅲ Livable City: Data and Methodology Chapter 4 Data Collection for Livable City Evaluation .......................... / 063 1. General Introduction of the Resident Survey .............................. / 064 2. Sampling Method and Questionnaire Design ................................. / 072 3. Acquisition of Other Objective Datasets .................................. / 075 Chapter 5 Data Processing and Evaluation System ............................... / 080 1. Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and the Determination of Indexes’ Weight ........................................................ / 080 2. Computation of Resident Satisfaction Index ............................... / 084 Part Ⅳ Livable City: Discoveries on Evaluation Chapter 6 “Secure” Beijing Life .............................................. / 093 1. Overall Evaluation ....................................................... / 093 2. Evaluation of Public Security ............................................ / 100 3. Evaluation on Traffic Safety ............................................. / 104 4. Evaluation of Education and Management of Disaster Prevention and Relief .................................................. / 107 5. Problems in Construction and Maintenance of Refuge Places ................ / 109 Chapter 7 “Healthy” Beijing Life ............................................. / 115 1. Spatial Differentiations in Healthy Living Environment ................... / 115 2. Divergent Results in“Healthy” Beijing Life Sub-Indexes ................. / 118 3. Evaluation of the Social Aspect of “Healthy” Beijing Life .............. / 134 Chapter 8 “Convenient” Beijing Life .......................................... / 143 1. Overall Evaluation on Daily Life Convenience ............................. / 143 2. Evaluation on Shopping Environment....................................... / 155 3. Evaluation of Medical Services ........................................... / 160 4. Evaluation of Educational Services ....................................... / 164 5. Evaluation of Recreational Facilities .................................... / 168 6. Evaluations of Kids’Playgrounds and Facilities ......................... / 171 Chapter 9 Transportation Condition in Beijing .................................. / 174 1. Overall Evaluation on Transportation Convenience ......................... / 174 2. Transportation Conditions in Sub-Areas ................................... / 177 3. Evaluations of Transportation Convenience by Different Population Groups . / 187 4. Suggestions on Beijing’s Transportation System .......................... / 193 Chapter 10 “Pleasant”Beijing Life: Evaluation on Beijing’s Natural Environment ...................................... / 197 1. Overall Evaluation of Beijing’s Natural Amenities ....................... / 197 2. Spatial Differentiations in Beijing’s Natural Amenities ................. / 200 3. Evaluations of Natural Amenities by Different Population Groups ........ / 209 Chapter 11 “Pleasant”Beijing Life: Evaluation on Beijing’s Social Amenities . / 215 1. Overall Evaluation of Beijing’s Social Amenities ........................ / 215 2. Regional Differentiations in Beijing’s Social Amenities ................. / 219 3. Spatial Differentiations in Beijing’s Social Amenities Across Communities ...................................................... / 222 4. Evaluations of Social Amenities by Different Population Groups ........... / 231 Part Ⅴ Livable City: Spatial Evaluation Chapter 12 Livability Evaluation in Beijing’s Sub-Areas ....................... / 241 1. Evaluation and Comparison of Each Administrative District’Livability .... / 241 2. Spatial Patterns of Communities’Livability .............................. / 249 3. Evaluation of Some Special Areas’Livability ............................. / 254 Part Ⅵ Livable City: Prospects and Policy Suggestions Chapter 13 Prospects of Beijing’s Livability .................................. / 259 1. Trends in the Determinants of Livability ................................. / 259 2. Spatial Trends in Livability Across Areas ................................ / 268 3. Beijing Residents’Expected Living Space ................................. / 277 Chapter 14 Policy Suggestions for the Development of Livable Beijing ......... / 285 1. Policy Suggestions of Determinants of Livability ......................... / 285 2. Policy Suggestions of Infrastructure Construction by Different Population Groups ............................................. / 291 3. Policy Suggestions of Regional Development in Livable Beijing ............ / 294 Appendix ........................................................................ / 300
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