There has been a long-standing debate about whether urban living is more or less sustainable than suburban living, and quality of life (QoL) is one of several key measures of the social sustainability of residential living. However, to our knowledge, no study to date has examined life satisfaction among residents of downtown high-rise living compared to residents living in suburban low-rise hou...

this paper intends to highlight one of the key concerns of housing designers i.e. the influence of open space on human satisfaction as well as their attachment to a particular place. consequently, neighborhood open spaces with their meaningful layout seem to be constituent elements of residential complexes. although, architects and designers try to create qualitative areas among buildings, the ...

PURPOSE This paper compares three interview methodologies to assess nursing home (NH) residents' unmet needs with regard to activity of daily living (ADL) care. DESIGN AND METHODS The study was a survey of 70 residents across seven ADL care domains. The three types of interview methods included: (a) direct satisfaction questions about ADL care, (b) questions that compared residents' preferenc...

introduction: over the past 30 years, recognizing the need and importance of training residents in teaching skills has resulted in several resident-as-teacher programs. the purpose of this study was to explore the impact of this teaching initiative and investigate the improvement in residents’ teaching skills through evaluating their satisfaction and perceived effectiveness as well as assessing...

this paper intends to highlight one of the key concerns of housing designers i.e. the influence of open space on human satisfaction as well as their attachment to a particular place. consequently, neighborhood open spaces with their meaningful layout seem to be constituent elements of residential complexes. although, architects and designers try to create qualitative areas among buildings, the ...

Almost every ethnic group in Ghana celebrates some form of annual community festival. Due to their cultural significance in the setup of communities, Ghanaian festivals have attracted empirical investigations. However, residents’ festival satisfaction and behavioural intentions remain unexplored. Using Asogli Yam Festival, the study examined residents’ evaluation of attributes of the festival a...