Research on residential lifestyles in Japanese cities from the viewpoints of residential preference, residential choice and residential satisfaction

With the diversification of personal senses of value as well as the abundance of lifestyles, peopleʹs preferences, demands, perceptions and evaluations of their residential environment are also becoming more and more diversified. Accordingly, it is necessary to clarify this diversity of urban residential preferences and the diversified demands, perceptions and evaluations of residential environments. In this paper, we first put forward the concept of residential lifestyles. Then, using questionnaire surveys of two Japanese cities, Saga and Kitakyushu, we analyzed the characteristics of residential preferential patterns, residential choice factors and residential satisfaction, as well as their interrelationships. The results of this research will assist in the understanding of the diversification of residential lifestyles. It may also provide more information for the effective and efficient planning and development of residential environments by assisting the better understanding of the various patterns of residential preference, choice and satisfaction.