Measuring subjective quality of life: A survey to Porto's residents

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2007

Authors

santos, ld (Author) FEP; martins, i (Author) Other; brito, p (Author) FEP

Journal

Title: Applied Research in Quality of Life

Vol. 2 No. 1

Pages: 51-64

ISSN: 1871-2584

Publisher: Springer Nature

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge

Scopus - 55 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-007-JCZ

DOI: 10.1007/s11482-007-9029-z

Abstract (EN): The evaluation of the urban quality of life has been an important aspect of the research concerning the contemporary city and an increasingly support to urban planning and management. As part of a project to monitor the quality of life in the city of Porto, a survey of the resident population was conducted in order to study the citizens' perceptions of their local quality of life and its evolution in recent years. The opinions of individuals on their level of satisfaction with various fields of the urban quality of life are systematised, as well as their integrated assessment. This analysis is complemented by a multivariate analysis that allows the grouping of the interviewees in large homogenous groups and their social and economic characterisation. Based on the results achieved, we try to highlight the usefulness of the qualitative analysis of the quality of life to support the definition of urban policies. © 2007 Springer Science + Business Media BV/The International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS).

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 14