Typology Of Residents Research Articles

A typology of residents’ travel safety perceptions and geopolitical border hesitancy

Global crises prime travel safety perceptions and foster hesitancy to cross intra- and inter-country borders, significantly shifting travel flows. Tourism's post-crisis recovery is typically driven by domestic travel while international travel returns lag, leading many tourism destination managers to monitor resident travel safety perceptions and willingness to welcome domestic and international visitors. This study uses latent class analysis to model heterogeneity in travel safety perceptions among residents during the most recent global crisis and to profile the characteristics of people with different travel safety perceptions to understand the influence of geopolitical borders. Parameter estimates support a five-cluster typology of Unfettered Travel, Nationwide Travel, Cautioned Travel, Averse To All Travel, and Localized Travel. All clusters feel safest traveling in their community and least safe traveling internationally, similarly for welcoming visitors. Notably, crossing a border, even within one's province and country where boundaries are invisible, causes feelings of safety to decline. The results reveal the significant impact on travel sentiments of geography and borders between communities and provinces where traffic may flow without formal customs requirements. The effect of intra-country borders provides new insight into domestic travel flows.

Strengths and gaps of climate change perceptions in the Beijing metropolis

Implementing China’s climate-change mitigation and adaptation measures demands citizens’ recognition and participation. This study investigated the strengths and gaps of climate-change perceptions of Beijing’s citizens by a questionnaire survey. Responses were sought on 36 perceptions under three domains: causes, impacts, and countermeasures. The influence of underlying factors, self-rated health status and current and childhood living environments, were explored by non-parametric statistical tests. Self-rated health status strongly influenced two causes (deforestation, releasing carbon dioxide), two countermeasures (responsibility to do something to tackle climate change, officials ignored the issue of climate change), and none for impacts. Childhood city-living strongly affected the perceptions of some climate-change causes. However, childhood living environments did not affect impacts and countermeasures. A typology of residents’ perception patterns was proposed. Respondents registered perception forte, especially for the common causes. Perception disconnection was detected for the linkage between two causes: resource consumption and fossil-fuel use. Perception deficit was shown for three causes: nitrous oxide release, methane emission, and urbanization. A strong collateral perception was found between the impacts of health-related issues and extreme weather. Perception discord was established between impacts on food production and agricultural pest problems. For countermeasures, the strongest perceptions were expressed for taking personal actions, changing behavior, and supporting the government. Such responses signified altruistic personal mitigation commitments and the manifestation of civic duties. The findings could inform the formulation of climate-change public policies and public education programs to nurture a climate-resilient city.

Understanding typology of residents living in disaster prone-area

Research about population immobility associated with disaster is very limited. This causes a lack of understanding about population immobility in disaster-prone areas. This research contributes to understanding population immobility by explaining the typology of residents who remain stay in disaster-prone areas. The survey was conducted among the residents of Kampong Tambak Lorok Semarang, which is prone to rob inundation (rob). The research sample was 235 heads of households selected using proportional sampling area technique. Data was collected using a questionnaire consisting of two parts: (1) demographic, social, and economic characteristics of people who did not move from disaster-prone areas; and (2) staying intention in disaster-prone areas. Data was analyse using descriptive analysis by using the table and graph of respondent characteristic and relation between respondent characteristics and the staying intention in the research area. Three (3) typologies have been identified, namely: Type-1 are residents who wish to stay; Type-2 are residents who still have not decided whether to stay or move; Type-3 are residents who do not want to stay. Each of these typologies is described by place of birth, age, length of stay, education, occupation, and income. Understanding the typology of residents living in disaster-prone areas is important for inputs for policy-makers, especially regarding the relocation of people from disaster-prone areas to be more effective.

“These Power Lines Make Me Ill”: A Typology of Residents’ Health Responses to a New High‐Voltage Power Line

Little attention has been devoted to the potential diversity in residents' health responses when exposed to an uncertain environmental health risk. The present study explores whether subgroups of residents respond differently to a new high-voltage power line (HVPL) being put into operation. We used a quasi-experimental prospective field study design with two pretests during the construction of a new HVPL, and two posttests after it was put into operation. Residents living nearby (0-300 m, n = 229) filled out questionnaires about their health and their perception of the environment. We applied latent class growth models to investigate heterogeneity in the belief that health complaints were caused by a power line. Classes were compared on a wide range of variables relating to negative-oriented personality traits, perceived physical and mental health, and perceptions of the environment. We identified five distinct classes of residents, of which the largest (49%) could be described as emotionally stable and healthy with weak responses to the introduction of a new power line. A considerable minority (9%) responded more strongly to the new line being activated. Residents in this class had heard more about the health effects of power lines beforehand, were more aware of the activation of the new line, and reported a decrease in perceived health afterwards. Based on our findings we can conclude that there is a considerable heterogeneity in health responses to a new HVPL. Health risk perceptions appear to play an important role in this typology, which has implications for risk management.

Patterns of Aging in Retirement Communities: Typology of Residents

Community studies were conducted in three retirement communities: a mobile home community in Florida peopled mostly by retired blue-collar workers; a condomimium of all-Jewish upper middle-class retirees in Florida; and a self-sufficient community of detached dwelling units in Arizona comprised primarily of retired residents from the West and Midwest. In-depth interviews with residents, staff, and local service providers, participant observation, and document collection yielded a rich body of ethnographic data on the everyday lives of older residents in age-segregated com munities. Based upon data collected, a typology of residents was developed, which reflects their various kinds of social role involvements. Six major types of residents lived in the communities: Organizers, Joiners, Socializers, Humanitarians, Recrea tionalists, and Retirees. The typology is a heuristic device which can increase our theorizing potential. Results from the present study have several practical implica tions for planners and community service providers hoping to improve the lot of our nation's elderly.of

A Typology of Residents for Community Development

A Typology of Residents for Community Development