Evaluating quality of life in cities : towards new tools to support urban planning

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2009

Authors

Isabel Martins (Author) Other; Teresa Sá Marques (Author) FLUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: City Futures in a Globalising

Pages: 1-22

An international conference on globalism and urban change

Madrid, 22 a 26 de Novembro de 2009

Scientific classification

FOS: Social sciences > Other social sciences

CORDIS: Social sciences > Geography > Social geography

Other information

Abstract (EN): Several efforts have surfaced in the last few years to evaluate and monitor the impact of many contemporaneous urban tendencies and to measure the progress achieved in terms of quality of life in cities. This paper results from an ongoing research study on the city of Porto, in which evaluation methodologies on living conditions and well-being on a local scale have been developed and tested. They have provided new data in support for action on the part of public authorities and to foster dialogue and the coordination of strategies among local agents. The empirical results presented derive from one of this study’s dimensions, focused on the subjective approach to the quality of life of specific population groups. The key concern comprises not only the overall levels of satisfaction of these groups but also their relationship with the individuals’ aspirations, experiences and values. Direct survey methods of the target populations were employed and, later, multivariate data analysis methodologies.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific