Community Quality-of-Life Indicators

by Sirgy, M. Joseph; Philips, Rhonda; Rahtz, Don R.

• ISBN13: 9789048122424
• ISBN10: 9048122422
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-09-03
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

This book contains 'best practices' of community quality-of-life indicator systems implemented in various communities throughout the world.The cases in this volume describe communities that have launched their own community indicators programs. Elements that are included in the descriptions are the history of the community indicators work within the target region, the planning of community indicators, the actual indicators that were selected, the data collection process, the reporting of the results, and the use of the indicators to guide community development decisions and public policy.

Table of Contents

Preface

Improving the Quality of Life in a City of Phoenix, Arizona Neighborhood Through Collaborative Investment

The Long Island

Index

New Approaches to Telling a RegionG++s Story

Lessons from a Community-Based Process in Regional Sustainability Indicator Selection

The Case of the Regional Vancouver Urban Observatory

Mental Health Indicator Parity

Integrating National, State, and Local Data

The Importance of Local Information

Quality of Life Indicators in Bristol

Understanding the Political Significance of Community Sustainable Development Indicators in Post-Apartheid South Africa

A Case Study from Sobantu Township, Pietrmaritzburg

JacksonvilleG++s Race Relations Progress Report

Creating Change Through Community Indicators

Gender Equality and Quality of Life

Examples of Best Practices from Nine European Cities (The EQUALABEL Project)

Quality Of Life Through Innovation Indicators

The Case of Peripheral Suburbs of Sydney

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