Satisfaction with Selected Indicators of the Quality of Urban Space by Polonia in the Greater Toronto Area
The main objective of this article is to determine the quality of life of Polonia living in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), with particular emphasis on urban quality, which influences their assessment of the standard of living in this city. The presented results of the research are based on a survey...
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| description | The main objective of this article is to determine the quality of life of Polonia living in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), with particular emphasis on urban quality, which influences their assessment of the standard of living in this city. The presented results of the research are based on a survey questionnaire conducted with the participation of 583 respondents. The respondents evaluated, among others: accessibility to recreational tourism in the city, public transport, possibilities of finding a job, accessibility to housing and quality of the natural environment. Assessment of the selected indicators was correlated with the application of the statistical coefficient of the chi-squared test with particular sociodemographic characteristics of the examined respondents (with age, place of residence of the respondents (Toronto, suburbs) and their duration of residence in the GTA). On the basis of the formulated research hypotheses and conducted studies, it can be concluded—among others—that the satisfaction level with regard to accessibility to housing increases with age, that people living in the GTA suburbs rate accessibility to transportation lower than people living in Toronto and that people living in the GTA for more than 20 years rate accessibility to tourism, leisure and relaxation lower than people living in the GTA for a period shorter than 20 years. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fa013a1ba6b94232b31876a18745ef682023-11-22T08:20:15ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2021-07-0110877810.3390/land10080778Satisfaction with Selected Indicators of the Quality of Urban Space by Polonia in the Greater Toronto AreaKamila Ziółkowska-Weiss0Department of Tourism and Regional Studies, Institute of Geography, Pedagogical University of Cracow, 30-084 Kraków, PolandThe main objective of this article is to determine the quality of life of Polonia living in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), with particular emphasis on urban quality, which influences their assessment of the standard of living in this city. The presented results of the research are based on a survey questionnaire conducted with the participation of 583 respondents. The respondents evaluated, among others: accessibility to recreational tourism in the city, public transport, possibilities of finding a job, accessibility to housing and quality of the natural environment. Assessment of the selected indicators was correlated with the application of the statistical coefficient of the chi-squared test with particular sociodemographic characteristics of the examined respondents (with age, place of residence of the respondents (Toronto, suburbs) and their duration of residence in the GTA). On the basis of the formulated research hypotheses and conducted studies, it can be concluded—among others—that the satisfaction level with regard to accessibility to housing increases with age, that people living in the GTA suburbs rate accessibility to transportation lower than people living in Toronto and that people living in the GTA for more than 20 years rate accessibility to tourism, leisure and relaxation lower than people living in the GTA for a period shorter than 20 years.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/8/778quality of lifeplace spacePoloniaTorontoCanada |
| spellingShingle | Kamila Ziółkowska-Weiss Satisfaction with Selected Indicators of the Quality of Urban Space by Polonia in the Greater Toronto Area Land quality of life place space Polonia Toronto Canada |
| title | Satisfaction with Selected Indicators of the Quality of Urban Space by Polonia in the Greater Toronto Area |
| title_full | Satisfaction with Selected Indicators of the Quality of Urban Space by Polonia in the Greater Toronto Area |
| title_fullStr | Satisfaction with Selected Indicators of the Quality of Urban Space by Polonia in the Greater Toronto Area |
| title_full_unstemmed | Satisfaction with Selected Indicators of the Quality of Urban Space by Polonia in the Greater Toronto Area |
| title_short | Satisfaction with Selected Indicators of the Quality of Urban Space by Polonia in the Greater Toronto Area |
| title_sort | satisfaction with selected indicators of the quality of urban space by polonia in the greater toronto area |
| topic | quality of life place space Polonia Toronto Canada |
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