Overview
- Comprehensive coverage of topic
- Reports on recent research covering Urban QoL in several places around the world
- Focus on theory, methodologies and empirical aspects of the conceptualisation, measurement, analysis and modelling of aspects of urban QoL
Part of the book series: Social Indicators Research Series (SINS, volume 45)
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Approaches to the Study of Quality of Life and Quality of Urban Life
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Approaches to the study of quality of life and quality of urban life
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Empirical Studies of the Objective Measurement of Quality of Urban Life
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Empirical studies of the objective measurement of quality of urban life
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Empirical Studies of the Subjective Assessment of Quality of Urban Life Illustrated by a Selection of Case Studies
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Empirical studies of the subjective assessment of quality of urban life illustrated by a selection of case studies
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Innovations in Modeling Quality of Urban Life Data
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Innovations in modelling quality of urban life data
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Reviews
From the reviews:
“The book is an authoritative collection of essays that provides a valuable introduction to the field of research on QOUL, identifies key conceptual and methodological issues, and presents a number of well-written and informative empirical case studies that together illustrate the value and relevance of the research for the citizens of our contemporary urban world.” (Michael Pacione, Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 52 (2), 2012)Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Robert W. Marans is a research professor at the Institute for Social Research and a professor emeritus of architecture and urban planning in the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan. During the past 30 years, Dr. Marans has conducted evaluative studies and research dealing with various aspects of communities, neighborhoods, housing, and parks and recreation and recreational facilities. His research has focused on user requirements and the manner in which attributes of the physical and sociocultural environments influence individual and group behavior and the quality of community life. Much of Dr. Marans' research has been in the context of urban areas. His current research considers the impact of the built and natural environments on quality of life, the role of neighborhood in the health of Detroit residents, and issues of sustainability in the workplace. The latter examines the human aspects of energy conservation and sustainability at the University of Michigan.
Marans is a registered architect and is active in recreation planning and policy in southeastern Michigan. He is a charter member and president of the Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation commission and commissioner of the Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority (HCMA), the governing body responsible for the planning, development, and operations of the metroparks throughout Southeastern Michigan. He serves on the board of the Michigan Land Use Institute, and is a trustee of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy. He has also been a trustee of the Washtenaw Land Trust and served on the executive committee of the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute and the University's Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy. Dr. Marans is the author or co-author of 7 books and more than 100 articles and technical reports. He has lectured extensively throught the US and in Europe, Asia, South Africa, Brazil and the Middle East.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Investigating Quality of Urban Life
Book Subtitle: Theory, Methods, and Empirical Research
Editors: Robert W. Marans, Robert J. Stimson
Series Title: Social Indicators Research Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1742-8
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-1741-1Published: 01 September 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-3722-8Published: 27 November 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-1742-8Published: 31 August 2011
Series ISSN: 1387-6570
Series E-ISSN: 2215-0099
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 456
Topics: Quality of Life Research, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Cities, Countries, Regions, Regional and Cultural Studies, Behavioral Sciences