Environmental Determinants of Neighborhood Satisfaction Among Urban Elderly Men

Abstract

This study examined a broad range of environmental characteristics in hopes of identifying environmental determinants of neighborhood satisfaction among urban elderly men. Safety emerged as the major environmental determinant of neighborhood satisfaction, but its impact on neighborhood satisfaction was lessened when considered in conjunction with housing satisfaction. Urban planners should assign priority to the development of neighborhoods which foster a sense of security among their elderly residents while researchers strive to untangle the complex interrelationships between environmental characteristics, housing satisfaction, and neighborhood satisfaction.