Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Geography & Environmental Studies
Faculty/School
Faculty of Arts
First Advisor
Brent Hall
Advisor Role
Thesis Supervisor
Second Advisor
Herbert Whitney
Advisor Role
Thesis Supervisor
Abstract
Based on the behavioural approach, this thesis examines housing satisfaction in Xian, The People’s Republic of China, and its implications for housing policy. A conceptual framework of housing satisfaction along three dimensions, housing environment system, social structure, and housing policy, is presented and discussed. From this framework a set of hypotheses are stated and subsequently tested. The strongest factor found to affect housing satisfaction is people’s living space and housing condition is another important factor. Through examining housing policy and housing satisfaction, the centrally controlled Chinese housing policies are shown to need modification and changes in housing supply should be introduced to meet people’s housing demands.
Recommended Citation
Zhang, Jidong, "Housing Policy and Housing Satisfaction in the People’s Republic of China: A Behavioural Approach Applied in the City of Xian" (1987). Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive). 1427.
https://scholars.wlu.ca/etd/1427
Convocation Year
1987