Investigating Quality of Urban Life Theory, Methods, and Empirical Research /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Marans, Robert W. (Editor), Stimson, Robert J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Series: Social Indicators Research Series, 45
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Culture > Study and teaching.; Medical research.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Architecture.; Behavioral sciences.; Quality of life.; Social Sciences.; Quality of Life Research.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Cities, Countries, Regions.; Regional and Cultural Studies.; Behavioral Sciences.

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 areas ranging in scale from small cities and their hinterlands to metropolitan regions. The t...