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Well-being in cities and regions: measurement, analysis and policy practices
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Abstract This note introduces the special issue on Well-being in cities and regions: measurement, analysis and policy practices. After highlighting the importance of well-being research, this contribution provides a rationale for focusing on the local level rather than looking at country averages for both an... view more
This note introduces the special issue on Well-being in cities and regions: measurement, analysis and policy practices. After highlighting the importance of well-being research, this contribution provides a rationale for focusing on the local level rather than looking at country averages for both analytical and policy purposes. While introducing the papers in this Special Issue, we highlight the need to focus on the regional and local factors that improve people's well-being and the need to understand the link between objective and subjective measures of well-being so that better use is made of them in policy making.... view less
Keywords
town; region; well-being; measurement
Classification
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Sociology of Settlements and Housing, Urban Sociology
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. E1-E5
Journal
Region: the journal of ERSA, 4 (2017) 2
ISSN
2409-5370
Status
Published Version; reviewed