Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, South Korea.
PLoS One. 2021 Apr 23;16(4):e0250511. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250511. eCollection 2021.
Although many researchers and policy makers have argued that social mixing could contribute to sustainable communities, most people still prefer to live in a homogeneous rather than a diverse community. Considering the large gap between the political need for social mixing and people's preference, it is essential to understand residents' perceptions and preferences regarding socially-mixed neighborhoods in order to promote sustainable community development. This study explorers residents' willingness to accept living in mixed-income communities in Korea, with attention to various levels of income mix. This study conducted an online survey of 2,000 respondents living in seven metropolitan cities in Korea, including Seoul. The study aimed to investigate residents' comfortability and willingness to move into different mixed-income communities. The results showed that residents with higher openness to diversity are more likely to accept mixed-income communities, but frequent interaction with low-income people reduces higher-income people's willingness to accept mixed-income communities. As both personal attitudes and experience are important determinants of individuals' social mix preference, a more systematic community development strategy is required to achieve successful social mixing.
尽管许多研究人员和政策制定者认为社会融合有助于实现可持续社区，但大多数人仍然更愿意生活在同质化社区，而不是多元化社区。考虑到社会融合在政治上的必要性和人们的偏好之间存在巨大差距，了解居民对社会融合社区的看法和偏好对于促进可持续社区发展至关重要。本研究探讨了韩国居民接受混合收入社区的意愿，同时关注不同收入混合程度。本研究通过在线调查的方式对韩国七个大都市地区（包括首尔）的 2000 名居民进行了调查，旨在调查居民对不同混合收入社区的舒适度和入住意愿。结果表明，对多样性持更开放态度的居民更有可能接受混合收入社区，但与低收入人群的频繁互动会降低高收入人群接受混合收入社区的意愿。由于个人态度和经验都是影响个人社会融合偏好的重要因素，因此需要采取更系统的社区发展策略来实现成功的社会融合。
