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Environment, Transportation, and Housing

A Comparative Study of the Quality of Life in Canada and the USA from 1964 to 1974. Vol. 4: Environment, Transportation and Housing

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  • © 1981

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Authors:
  1. Alex C. Michalos

    1. University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

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Part of the book series: Social Indicators Research Programmes (SSIR, volume 4)

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Table of contents (3 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Natural Environment and Resources

    • Alex C. Michalos
    Pages 1-166

  3. Transportation and Communication

    • Alex C. Michalos
    Pages 167-249

  4. Housing

    • Alex C. Michalos
    Pages 250-285

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 286-293
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About this book

For readers who intend to read this volume without reading the first, some in­ troductory remarks are in orde{about the scope of the work and the strategy used in all five volumes to measure the quality of life. In the first chapter of Volume I, I reviewed the relevant recent literature on social indicators and so­ cial reporting, and explained all the general difficulties involved in such work. It would be redundant to repeat that discussion here, but there are some fundamental points that are worth mentioning. Readers who fmd this account too brief should consult the longer discussion. The basic question that will be answered in this work is this: Is there a difference in the quality of life in Canada and the United States of America, and if so, in which country is it better? Alternatively, one could put the question thus: If one individual were randomly selected out of Canada and another out of the United States, would there be important qualitative differences, and if so, which one would probably be better off! To simplify matters, I often use the terms 'Canadian' and 'American' as abbreviations for 'a randomly selected resident' of Canada or the United States, respec­ tively.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Alex C. Michalos

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Environment, Transportation, and Housing

  • Book Subtitle: A Comparative Study of the Quality of Life in Canada and the USA from 1964 to 1974. Vol. 4: Environment, Transportation and Housing

  • Authors: Alex C. Michalos

  • Series Title: Social Indicators Research Programmes

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8498-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1981

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1288-2Published: 30 September 1981

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-8498-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 308

  • Topics: Sociology, general

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