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Quality of life in cities – Empirical evidence in comparative European perspective

Dorota Węziak-Białowolska
- 01 Oct 2016 - 
- Vol. 58, pp 87-96
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In this paper, the Flash Eurobarometer 366: Quality of Life in European Cities was used to investigate aspects of urban quality of life in European cities, including availability of services, environment and social aspects in cities and neighbourhood, socio-demographic factors and city characteristics such as economic development, labour market pressures, size, location, quality of institutions and safety.
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This article is published in Cities.The article was published on 2016-10-01 and is currently open access. It has received 142 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Eurobarometer & Neighbourhood (mathematics).

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Assessment and determinants of satisfaction with urban livability in China

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Urban planning and quality of life: A review of pathways linking the built environment to subjective well-being

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How Does the Urban Environment Affect Health and Well-Being? A Systematic Review

TL;DR: A systematic literature search using the databases PubMed and ScienceDirect including references until July 2017 found most studies focused on associations between urban green, health and well-being showing the great importance of green space usage in urban settings to promote better health andwell-being.
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Does satisfactory neighbourhood environment lead to a satisfying life? An investigation of the association between neighbourhood environment and life satisfaction in Beijing

TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors employed a multilevel ordinal response model to investigate the roles of neighbourhood satisfaction, perceived relative income, socio-demographic characteristics, and contextual factors in predicting life satisfaction.
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City image, city brand personality and generation Z residents' life satisfaction under economic crisis: Predictors of city-related social media engagement

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined generation Z residents' engagement with the city's social media during economic crisis in relation to city image, city brand personality and residents' overall satisfaction.
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