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    Community quality-of-life indicators : best cases V (2011)
    Dordrecht : Springer
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    ISBN: 9789400705357
    Language: English
    Pages: xxx, 342 p. , ill. (some col.)
    Series Statement: Community Quality-Of-Life Indicators Ser. v.3
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    DDC: 306
    Keywords: Social indicators ; Quality of life ; Social history ; Social indicators ; Quality of life ; Social history ; Electronic books
    Abstract: The case studies in this book are 'best-practice' community quality-of-life indicator systems implemented in various communities throughout the world. They take the reader from the initial planning stages through to the application of the data collected.
    Abstract: Intro -- Preface -- References -- Contents -- Contributors -- About the Authors -- 1 Comprehensive Local Community Development via Collaborative Quality of Life Planning: Best Practices from Two San Diego Neighborhoods -- Introduction -- Methodology -- The Neighborhoods First Initiative -- Quality of Life Indicators and Collaborative Planning Processes -- Case Study: Colina Park -- Case Study: Greater Logan Heights -- Conclusions -- References -- Select Online Resources Pertaining to Neighborhoods First -- 2 Developing and Sustaining a Community Information System for Central Indiana: SAVI as a Case Study -- Development of SAVI: A Historical Overview -- System Design -- Data Processing -- Data Import -- Defining Indicators -- Data Delivery -- Data Search -- Margins of Error -- Metadata -- Mapping -- Graphing and Charting -- Quality Control -- User Testing -- Training and User Support -- Training -- User Support -- Funding and Governance -- Funding -- Uses of SAVI -- Community -- Research -- The Future of SAVI -- Lessons Learned -- From Lessons to Practice: Recommended Steps -- Develop a Strategic Plan -- Acquire, Process, and Package Data -- Build or Acquire an Information System for Data Display and Analysis -- Establish a Capacity-Building Program -- References -- 3 Sustaining the Operations of Community Indicators Projects: The Case of Twin Cities Compass -- Introduction -- Background -- Brief History -- Basic Approach -- Initial Impacts on the Community -- Budget Overview -- Sustaining the Core -- Public Web site -- Advisory Groups -- Forums Convened by Twin Cities Compass -- In-Person Presentations -- Media -- Newsletters -- Print Pieces -- Social Media -- Supporting the Project Through Contractual Work -- Conclusion and Lessons Learned -- References -- 4 Quality of Life at a Finer Grain: The National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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    Quality-of-life community indicators for parks, recreation and tourism management (2010)
    Dordrecht : Springer
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    ISBN: 9789048198603
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xvii, 230 p) , ill
    Edition: Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
    Series Statement: Social indicators research series vol. 43
    Series Statement: Social Indicators Research Ser. v.43
    Parallel Title: Print version Quality-of-Life Community Indicators for Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
    DDC: 305
    Keywords: Social indicators ; Quality of life ; Electronic books
    Abstract: While community quality-of-life indicators are gaining much needed attention in both scholarly work and practice, their application in the areas of parks, recreation and tourism management are not as well known. The applicability of indicator systems for natural resource and natural resource area management within the parks and recreation arena is very high, including urban parks and recreation programs and their influence on quality of life. Tourism is also an area that needs much more work in terms of assessing impacts as well as developing indicators for gauging progress in the long term. A
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents; Contributors; About the Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Indicators and Standards in Parks and Outdoor Recreation; 3 Leisure and Relationship to Quality-of-Life Satisfaction; 4 Publicly Accessible Space and Quality of Life: A Tool for Measuring the Openness of Urban Spaces; 5 Expectancy Theory in Quality-of-Life Leisure Indicators Influences for Integrated Resource Management; 6 Development of a Tourism and Quality-of-Life Instrument; 7 Sustainability Indicators for Managing Community Tourism; 8 Island Awash Sustainability Indicators and Social Complexity in the Caribbean
    Description / Table of Contents: 9 Tourism-Specific Quality-of-Life Index: The Budapest Model10 Stakeholder Involvement in Destination Level Sustainable Tourism Indicator Development: The Case of a Southwestern U.S. Mining Town; 11 The Trials and Tribulations of Implementing Indicator Models for Sustainable Tourism Management: Lessons from Ireland; Index
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