ISBN:
9789048122561
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource
,
v.: digital
Edition:
1
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Science and Law Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Community Quality-of Life Indicators, Best Cases 1
DDC:
306
Keywords:
Development Economics
;
Human Geography
;
Quality of Life
;
Regional planning
;
Quality of Life Research
Abstract:
This book contains 'best practices' of community quality-of-life indicator systems implemented in various communities throughout the world. The cases in this volume describe communities that have launched their own community indicators programs. Elements that are included in the descriptions are the history of the community indicators work within the target region, the planning of community indicators, the actual indicators that were selected, the data collection process, the reporting of the results, and the use of the indicators to guide community development decisions and public policy.
Abstract:
Contains 'best practices' of community quality-of-life indicator systems implemented in various communities throughout the world. This work features cases that describe communities that have launched their own community indicators programs
Description / Table of Contents:
CONTENTS; 1 Connecting Outcomes to Indicators: The Santa Cruz CountyCalifornia Community Assessment Project (CAP); 2 Pace of Life and Quality of Life: The Slow City Charter; 3 The Clark County Monitoring System - An Early Warning IndicatorSystem for Clark County, Nevada; 4 Evaluating Progress Toward Sustainable Development inMilwaukee's Menomonee River Valley: Linking Brownfield'sRedevelopment with Community Quality-of-Life; 5 Examining the Spatial Distribution of Urban Indicators in SãoPaulo, Brazil: Do Spatial Effects Matter?
Description / Table of Contents:
6 Quality of Life and Cultural Diversity in Peel Region (Ontario,Canada)7 Measuring Quality of Life in Canadian Municipalities; 8 The Indices of Community Well-Being for Calgary CommunityDistricts: A Neighborhood-Based Approach to Quality of LifeReporting; Bibliographic Resources; Index
Note:
Description based on print version record
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Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
DOI:
10.1007/978-90-481-2257-8
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