Satisfaction with the urban and natural environment of Chelyabinsk: results of qualitative-quantitative analysis

The study of satisfaction with urban environments utilizes a variety of methodologies, from singleitem questions to comprehensive lists that assess different aspects of living conditions. The aim of this quantitative and qualitative research is to determine which characteristics of the urban environment reliably reflect the satisfaction with a settlement and how socio-demographic indicators are associated with these assessments. The results of con-firmatory factor analysis on a sample from Chelyabinsk (N=313) (χ²/df = 3.26 (137/42), p