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- ISBN-13
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- Book Title
- Investigating Quality of Urban Life
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
ISBN-10
940073722X
ISBN-13
9789400737228
eBay Product ID (ePID)
12038395644
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
Xvi, 456 Pages
Publication Name
Investigating Quality of Urban Life : Theory, Methods, and Empirical Research
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Subject
Urban & Land Use Planning, Human Geography, Allied Health Services / General, General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy, Architecture, Social Science, Medical
Series
Social Indicators Research Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
25.3 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
From the reviews: "The book is an authoritative collection of essays that provides a valuable introduction to the field of research on QOUL, identifies key conceptual and methodological issues, and presents a number of well-written and informative empirical case studies that together illustrate the value and relevance of the research for the citizens of our contemporary urban world." (Michael Pacione, Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 52 (2), 2012)
Series Volume Number
45
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
307.76
Table Of Content
Preface.- List of contributors.- Introduction.- 1. An overview of quality of urban life - Robert W. Marans, Robert Stimson.- Part I: Approaches to the study of quality of life and quality of urban life.- 2. Objective measurement of quality of life using secondary data analysis - Robert Stimson, Robert W. Marans.- 3. Subjective measurement of quality of life using primary data collection and the analysis of survey data - Rod McCrea, Robert W. Marans, Robert Stimson, John Western.- 4.The evolution of integrative approaches to the analysis of quality of urban life - Rod McCrea, Robert Stimson, Robert W. Marans.- Part II: Empirical studies of the objective measurement of quality of urban life.- 5. Amenities, quality of life and regional development - Gordon Mulligan, John Carruthers.- 6. Variations in objective quality of urban life across a city region: The case of Phoenix - Subhrajit Guhathakurta, Ying Cao.- Part III: Empirical studies of the subjective assessment of quality of urban life illustrated by a selection of case studies.- 7. The quality of life in metro Detroit at the beginning of the millennium - Robert W. Marans, Byoung-Suk Kweon.- 8. The Brisbane-South East Queensland region, Australia: Subjective assessment of quality of urban life and changes over time - Robert Stimson, Rod McCrea, John Western.- 9. Measuring quality of urban life in Istanbul - Handan Türkoglu, Fulin Bölen, Perver Korça Baran, Fatih Terzi.- 10. The quality of urban life and neighbourhood satisfaction in Famagusta, Northern Cyprus - Derya Oktay, Ahmet Rustemli.- 11. The quality of life in Dhaka, Bangladesh: Neighbourhood quality as a major component of residential satisfaction - Abul Mukim Mozammel Haque Mridha, Gary Moore.- 12. The Salzburg quality of urban life study with GIS support - Alexander G. Keul, Thomas Prinz.- 13. Subjective quality of life in Queensland:Comparing metropolitan, regional, and rural areas - Rod McCrea, Mark Western, Tung-Kai Shyy.- 14. Comparing urban and rural quality of life in the State of Washington - Benjamin Messer, Don Dillman.- Part IV: Innovations in modelling quality of urban life data.- 15. Modelling determinants of subjective QOUL at different geographic scales: The case of the Brisbane-SEQ region" - Rod McCrea, John Western, and Robert Stimson.- 16. Disaggregating the measurement of quality of urban life dimensions across a complex metro region: the case of Metro Detroit - Byung-Suk Kweon, Robert W. Marans.- 17. A spatial clustering approach analysing types of objective quality of urban life using spatial data for survey respondents: South-East Queensland, Australia - Rod McCrea.- 18. Using GIS to derive region-wide patterns of quality of urban life dimensions: Illustrated with data from the Brisbane-SEQ region - Prem Chhetri, Robert Stimson, John Western.- The way forward.- 19. Challenges for quality of urban life research - Robert W. Marans, Robert Stimson.
Synopsis
Here is a comprehensive overview of theoretical perspectives on urban quality of life (QoL) and methodological approaches for investigating and measuring the dimensions of urban QoL. The text incorporates studies of urban QoL in cities across the world., The study of quality of urban life involves both an objective approach to analysis using spatially aggregated secondary data and a subjective approach using unit record survey data whereby people provide subjective evaluations of QOL domains. This book provides a comprehensive overview of theoretical perspectives on QOUL and methodological approaches to research design to investigate QOUL and measure QOL dimensions. It incorporates empirical investigations into QOUL in a range of cities across the world., The work synthesizes past and current research on the quality of urban life that has been done internationally. It emphasizes the contributions of the urban environment to the overall well-being of residents living in urban areas ranging in scale from small cities and their hinterlands to metropolitan regions. By urban environment, we mean the socio-physical aspects of urban living ranging from individual dwellings and neighbourhoods to public services (i.e. transportation, rubbish collection, etc.) to neighbours and community organizations. The work emphasizes not only perceptions of and behaviours within urban environments but the actual conditions to which individuals are responding. That is, the research covers both the subjective and behavioural aspects of urban living but also the objective conditions which drive them. The work that has been underway is theoretically driven and will contribute to knowledge in several academic disciplines. At the same time, it is designed to inform public policy and planning in each setting. This book stems from a long period of collaborative research between the editors, research colleagues, and their graduate students. It als draws on collaborative research with international scholars investigating aspects of urban quality of life in their respective settings. Many of these efforts parallel work initiated by the editors in metro Detroirt and in southeast Queensland. It involves research that incorporated theoretical and methodological appraches to the conceptualizing and measuring quality of life. The book will cover research designs that are based on both the analysis and modelling of aggregate secondary data and the collection, analysis and modelling of primary survey data on subjective urban quality of life. It also covers the interface of survey data with spatial objective data using GIS techniques. The book will comprise chapters which: 1) provide an overview of theoretical perspectives on the study of urban quality of life; 2) present research designs for the collection of data to measure and model QoL domains; 3) provide a series of case studies of urban QoL in a number of around the world.
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RA407-409.5
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