Healthy communities in the post-epidemic era:Residential satisfaction and housing choice
The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened awareness of community resilience and the urban crisis.In the midst of the pandemic lockdown,an analysis of residents'satisfaction with their living conditions and housing choices can reveal the vulnerabilities of the current community and housing.This is a crucial step in enhancing the community's capacity for epidemic prevention and health.In the development of communities,it is essential to address the issues revealed by the living environment during the lockdown,to rectify deficiencies in epidemic prevention and health,and to deeply contemplate the unique needs that arise during times of crisis under major public events.From April to May 2022,Shanghai implemented a city-wide lockdown and a"dynamic clearing"strategy.This forced the majority of residents into home isolation.Their daily activities were confined within their living environments,leading to shifts in their psychological state and behavior.In this context,the demands for epidemic prevention and health,revealed by the community and housing sectors,will become the central focus for enhancements and transformations in the post-pandemic era.Yet,there is a scarcity of research probing into the unique needs and deficiencies of healthy communities during the lockdown period.Moreover,discussions are lacking on the varying degrees of risk borne by communities and housing of different types and characteristics.This study,grounded in an analysis of shifts in residents'psychology and behavior during the lockdown period,aspires to pinpoint the current frailties and pressing needs of healthy communities.It does so through a survey examining residents'health status,satisfaction with their living conditions,housing choices,and relocation intentions during this extraordinary period.The findings from this study are intended to serve as a valuable reference for the future development and optimization of living environments in a world recovering from the pandemic.Therefore,this study explores how community and housing characteristics affect health,residential satisfaction and housing choices,and their urgent needs,in the context of the 2022 lockdown in Shanghai,China.To this end,three research questions are proposed:1)What community and housing characteristics affect residents'residential satisfaction during the special period of the pandemic lockdown in Shanghai?2)What are the urgent needs of residents for community and housing choices in the community?3)How should the construction and creation of healthy communities be optimized in the post-pandemic era?During the strict lockdown period in Shanghai,the study conducted an online survey questionnaire for Shanghai residents to collect data.The online survey questionnaire was designed by the researchers around the following information:respondents'social background,changes in lifestyle during the pandemic,needs and preferences,housing situation,relocation intention,health status and residential satisfaction.The study examined the physical,psychological and social health conditions and adaptability of Shanghai residents during the epidemic lockdown period.It found that they were generally healthy,and that their health was influenced by factors such as physical exercise,family structure,gender,and employment status.The study also revealed a significant positive correlation between health status and housing satisfaction.Furthermore,the study analyzed the urgency of different community facilities,space and service elements in housing choice,and explored the relationship between the number of households in different residential areas and the ideal community size.The study also identified the factors affecting housing replacement.This study examines the effects of community and residential characteristics on residents'health status,residential satisfaction,and housing choices during the special period of epidemic prevention and control management in Shanghai.It also suggests strategies for building and creating healthy communities.First,it identifies the vulnerable groups,housing,and community types by analyzing the variation of health influencing factors in social background,housing,and community.Second,it finds the most urgent shortcomings and weaknesses in community and housing by analyzing the difference characteristics of residential satisfaction in housing and community characteristics.Based on this,the study proposes a healthy community planning that incorporates vulnerability and resilience,and indicates the indicators for considering community vulnerability,such as community lifestyle,family structure,physical exercise,gender age,housing type,community household number,etc.It also recommends to complete the facilities,space and service shortcomings in community renewal and creation,focusing on comfortable physical facilities such as community commerce,enhancing physical and mental healing of community public space,improving community emergency governance and management.It further suggests the recommended scale and household number of complete residential communities in Shanghai.Under the background of normalized prevention and control,it aims to provide data and theoretical support and planning response strategies for the construction of healthy community theory system and space optimization work.
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