More than halfway to Utopia: exploring the proximity between locational ideals and perceived realities
基于瑞典调查数据，研究居民对居住地的理想与现实感知之间的差距，发现次要特征对满意度的影响不亚于主要特征，且偏远地区更接近理想。
Notions about the ideal place to live have long provided impetus for local and regional planning. However, little is known about how locational ideals correspond to perceived realities. This paper draws on Swedish survey data, in which respondents rate features of their current place of residence and compare their location with that of their ideals. The empirical results suggest that primary features of local environments are, unexpectedly, not more important for place satisfaction than secondary features. In addition, accounting for municipality-level qualities, findings indicate that more peripheral places in general are perceived as more proximate to Utopia.