Abstract:Low-carbon communities are an essential space for the development of low-carbon cities, and in the construction of low-carbon communities, the low-carbon lifestyle of residents and their willingness to actively support and participate in low-carbon initiatives are crucial. By combining existing the oretical studies and relevant policy documents, the development of low-carbon community building can be sorted out, and the existing problems can be pointed out. Taking the Shitoucheng community in Gulou District, Nanjing City, as an example, a questionnaire survey is used to explore the residents’ willingness to build a low-carbon community, and strategic discussions are conducted. The research results indicate that resident willingness is a key factor affecting the content and effect of urban low-carbon community construction. Establishing the content, institutional system, and implementation strategies of low-carbon community construction based on residents’ willingness surveys is a practical path for low-carbon community construction. The fundamental strategy for building low-carbon communities based on residents’ willingness is to strengthen their participation in constructing low-carbon communities, especially to cultivate their conscious low-carbon lifestyle habits and form a high-level low-carbon management system.