| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 453 pages) |
| Series |
Social indicators research series ; v. 45 |
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Social indicators research series ; v. 45.
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| Contents |
pt. 1. Approaches to the study of quality of life and quality of urban life -- pt. 2. Empirical studies of the objective measurement of quality of urban life -- pt. 3. Empirical studies of the subjective assessment of quality of urban life illustrated by a selection of case studies -- pt. 4. Innovations in modeling quality of urban life data -- pt. 5. The way forward |
| Summary |
This volume synthesizes past and current, international research on the quality of urban life. It emphasizes the contributions of the urban environment to the overall well-being of residents living in urban are as ranging in scale from small cities and their hinterlands to metropolitan regions. The term urban environment refers to the socio-physical aspects of urban living ranging from individual dwellings and neighborhoods to public services (i.e. transportation, rubbish collection etc.) to neighbors and community organization. The work emphasizes not only perceptions of and behaviors within urban environments but the actual conditions to which individuals are responding. The research covers both the subjective and behavioral aspects of urban living as well as the objective conditions which drive them. Drawing on collaborative research with a broad group of researchers in a variety of settings around the world, the book incorporates theoretical and methodological approaches to the conceptualizing and measuring of quality of life. It covers research designs that are based on both the analysis and modeling of aggregate secondary data and on the collection, analysis and modeling of primary survey data on subjective urban quality of life. --Book Jacket |
| Analysis |
sociale wetenschappen |
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social sciences |
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kwaliteit van het leven |
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quality of life |
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ruimtelijke ordening |
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physical planning |
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regionale planning |
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regional planning |
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steden |
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towns |
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landen |
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countries |
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cultureel onderzoek |
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cultural research |
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gedragswetenschappen |
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behavioural sciences |
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Social Sciences (General) |
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Sociale wetenschappen (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| In |
Springer eBooks |
| Subject |
Quality of life -- Evaluation
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City and town life.
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Sciences sociales.
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Droit.
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Sciences humaines.
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City and town life
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Quality of life -- Evaluation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Marans, Robert W.
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Stimson, R. J. (Robert John)
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| LC no. |
2011937028 |
| ISBN |
9789400717428 |
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9400717423 |
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9786613478146 |
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6613478148 |
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1283478145 |
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9781283478144 |
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9400717415 |
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9789400717411 |
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