The Livability Perception of Residents in Rural Areas and Its Influencing Factors: A Case Study of Doumen Town of Zhuhai

Abstract The rural region is an important spatial unit for rural revitalization and urban-rural integration in the new era, strengthening the livability study has important practical significance for guiding the hard environment construction of rural regions. The evaluation index system of livability perception of residents in rural regions was constructed. Based on the questionnaire survey and in-depth interview of Doumen Town of Zhuhai City, this paper revealed the livability characteristics of rural residents and its influencing factors. The research showed that:① Residents of rural regions were quite satisfied with natural environment and built environment, but less satisfied with public service and infrastructure, and showed the social differentiation in livability perception;② The livability perception evaluation of rural residents was significantly affected by livable factors, showing the decreasing characteristics of “public service factors>social and humanistic environment factors>infrastructure factors>built environment factors>natural environment factors”;③ Individual and family attributes of rural residents were also important factors affecting their livability perception, but less important than the livable factors.

The rural region is an important spatial unit for rural revitalization and urban-rural integration in the new era, strengthening the livability study has important practical significance for guiding the hard environment construction of rural regions. The evaluation index system of livability perception of residents in rural regions was constructed. Based on the questionnaire survey and in-depth interview of Doumen Town of Zhuhai City, this paper revealed the livability characteristics of rural residents and its influencing factors. The research showed that:(1) Residents of rural regions were quite satisfied with natural environment and built environment, but less satisfied with public service and infrastructure, and showed the social differentiation in livability perception;(2) The livability perception evaluation of rural residents was significantly affected by livable factors, showing the decreasing characteristics of "public service factors>social and humanistic environment factors>infrastructure factors>built environment factors>natural environment factors";(3) Individual and family attributes of rural residents were also important factors affecting their livability perception, but less important than the livable factors.