Necessity of the Slow City Management and Distributional Values by Generations

CHO, Y. (2023). Necessity of the Slow City Management and Distributional Values by Generations. , 21(7), 21-31, https://doi.org/10.15722/jds.21.07.202307.21

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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate how to perceive the role of the slow city and provide policy and managerial implications on the necessity of the slow city management and distributional values based on perspectives of millennials and generation Z. This study examined i) how do millennials and generation Z perceive economic, environment, cultural, community, and quality of life factors on attitude toward the slow city? ii) how does attitude affect overall satisfaction and intention to recommend the slow city to other cities’ residents? iii) how do millennials perspectives on proposed factors differ from generation Z? Research design, data and methodology: This study conducted an online survey and applied t-test, factor, ANOVA, and regression analysis. Results: This study found that effects of economic and quality of life factors on attitude toward the slow city showed significance in cases of millennials and generation Z, while effects of environment factor on overall attitude showed significance in the case of generation Z. Conclusions: Governments should foster how millennials and generation Z understand the meanings of the slow city to form a better attitude in a society and put efforts to build a better image and management of the slow city.

keywords: Slow City Management, Millennials and Generation Z, Environment, Quality of Life, Distributional Value

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Vol.21 No.7

Necessity of the Slow City Management and Distributional Values by Generations

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