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Quality of life in cities - Empirical evidence in comparative European perspective
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Abstract This study investigated aspects of urban quality of life in European cities. To this end, the Flash Eurobarometer 366: Quality of life in European cities was used. The survey provides opinions of 41 thousands inhabitants from 79 European cities, which enables analysis of interrelation between citize... mehr
This study investigated aspects of urban quality of life in European cities. To this end, the Flash Eurobarometer 366: Quality of life in European cities was used. The survey provides opinions of 41 thousands inhabitants from 79 European cities, which enables analysis of interrelation between citizen characteristics, neighbourhood and city contexts and satisfaction with life in a city. The study analysed the following dimensions potentially related to satisfaction with life in a city: (1) availability of services, environment and social aspects in cities and neighbourhood; (2) socio-demographic factors; and (3) city characteristics such as economic development, labour market pressures, size, location, quality of institutions and safety. Findings indicated that satisfaction with life in a city varied considerably both inside cities and across Europe. Dissatisfaction with public transport, cultural facilities, availability of retail outlets, green space, air quality, trustworthiness of people, public administration and administrational efficiency, contributed significantly to dissatisfaction with life in a city. However, when citizens felt secure and satisfied with their place of living, they were also more likely to be satisfied with life in a city. Finally, cities with high percentage of people satisfied with safety in a city tended to be those in which citizens were also more satisfied with life in a city.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Regressionsanalyse; Lebensqualität; Stadtsoziologie; Stadtforschung; Lebenszufriedenheit; Stadt; Europa; vergleichende Forschung; Stadtbevölkerung
Klassifikation
Siedlungssoziologie, Stadtsoziologie
Freie Schlagwörter
Urban quality of life; Satisfaction with life in a city; Citizen satisfaction; European cities; Two-level logistic regression; Flash Eurobarometer 366 (Quality of Life in European Cities), GESIS Datenarchiv, Köln, ZA5885 Datenfile Version 1.0.1
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2016
Seitenangabe
S. 87-96
Zeitschriftentitel
Cities, 58 (2016)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2016.05.016
ISSN
0264-2751
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)