National urban planning,construction,and management levels have undergone qualitative changes in China since 2000.Nonetheless,problems caused by rapid urbanization are becoming increasingly prominent.The concept of th...National urban planning,construction,and management levels have undergone qualitative changes in China since 2000.Nonetheless,problems caused by rapid urbanization are becoming increasingly prominent.The concept of the city health examination appears to tackle these problems and is being gradually implemented,starting from the implementation of a national strategy and leading to the concrete practice of high-quality urban development.This paper elaborates on the basic philosophy and theory of the city health examination,briefly explains indicator selection and aims,and comprehensively illustrates examination methods.It then describes the empirical research that operationalized the dataset collected from a satisfaction survey administered during the 2020 city health examination.It aims to provide a reference for the standardization,specialization,analysis,and application of the results of the city health examination in China;this may help promote a smooth elimination of‘urban diseases’and allow for the development of high-quality livable cities.This research shows that city residents are generally more satisfied with the landscape features,ecological livability,and security resilience;it also shows that residents are generally more dissatisfied with traffic issues.Residents with different characteristics showed different satisfaction levels toward different indicators.Residents were also shown to be more sensitive to innovation vitality,ecological livability,and health and comfort in considering whether to stay in their current city.展开更多
基金Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41871170)Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XDA23100302)。
文摘National urban planning,construction,and management levels have undergone qualitative changes in China since 2000.Nonetheless,problems caused by rapid urbanization are becoming increasingly prominent.The concept of the city health examination appears to tackle these problems and is being gradually implemented,starting from the implementation of a national strategy and leading to the concrete practice of high-quality urban development.This paper elaborates on the basic philosophy and theory of the city health examination,briefly explains indicator selection and aims,and comprehensively illustrates examination methods.It then describes the empirical research that operationalized the dataset collected from a satisfaction survey administered during the 2020 city health examination.It aims to provide a reference for the standardization,specialization,analysis,and application of the results of the city health examination in China;this may help promote a smooth elimination of‘urban diseases’and allow for the development of high-quality livable cities.This research shows that city residents are generally more satisfied with the landscape features,ecological livability,and security resilience;it also shows that residents are generally more dissatisfied with traffic issues.Residents with different characteristics showed different satisfaction levels toward different indicators.Residents were also shown to be more sensitive to innovation vitality,ecological livability,and health and comfort in considering whether to stay in their current city.