Public Opinion Survey and Policy Suggestions on Adding Elevators to Old Buildings - Empirical Study from Guangzhou

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Adding elevators to old buildings bring not only technical issues as well as economic and social problems, especially the conflicts among different stakeholders. This paper, selecting some representative districts and buildings in Guangzhou, focuses on the public opinions on this issue. Methodologies combining quantitative and qualitative analysis including in-depth interview and questionnaire inquires are approached with the residents concerned, SPSS software, and the results are used for cross section analysis and comparative analysis against the in-depth interview results. At last, a relative accurate reflection of the opinions and views of the residents regarding add elevators to old buildings are presented, and some relevant policy advices are put forward accordingly.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 726-731)

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4954-4958

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August 2013

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© 2013 Trans Tech Publications Ltd. All Rights Reserved

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