Indicator System of Quality of Urban Development from Perspective of Urban Functions

Abstract:

The paper attempts to evaluate the quality of urban development through objective urban functions development and subjective public satisfaction.Four types of basic urban function are proposed such as production,shelter,cultivation and connection.Then,the relationship between urban functions and public satisfaction is revealed.Regression models show that all these elements are important factors in explaining overall public satisfaction as a whole or individually and together can explain about 60% of the variation in overall public satisfaction,which implies that it is not enough for the urban policy-makers only to concentrate on the development of urban function of production, all urban functions are of importance and should be boosted equally.At last, an indicator system is set up.