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Handbook of Quality of Life Research: Place and Space Perspectives

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This erudite Handbook demonstrates how multiple approaches have been used to conceptualize, measure, and model the complex issue of quality of life (QOL) and individual well-being, emphasizing place and space as critical factors in a meaningful QOL experience. The Handbook of Quality of Life Research brings together an international array of esteemed academics who examine QOL through a series of case studies and empirical investigations, covering a range of environmental settings from rural and metropolitan regions to neighbourhoods and home environments to hospitals. Chapters use a range of methodologies and theoretical perspectives to investigate QOL in relation to place and space and their unique impacts on people. In light of the current threat posed by the climate crisis and changing worldwide demographic trends, the Handbook explores issues of migration, the impact of urbanization, the effect of natural environments and environmental degradation on QOL, and a sub-section dedicated to the importance of place for the well-being of older adults. Offering critical methodological insight into the complex and elusive concept of QOL, this book will be crucial reading for students and scholars of urban geography, social and cultural geography, sociology and sociological theory, and environmental psychology. Also, given presentation of timely empirical findings, it will be an invaluable read for urban and regional planners.

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Contents: Preface xix PART I QUALITY OF LIFE: A UNIVERSAL PERSPECTIVE 1 Complexity and diversity of quality of life-related research 2 Robert J. Stimson, Robert W. Marans and Noah J. Webster 2 Overview of approaches to measurement and empirical analysis of quality of life and well-being 13 Robert J. Stimson, Robert W. Marans and Noah J. Webster 3 Investigating happiness: a socio-spatial inequalities perspective 26 Thanasis Ziogas and Dimitris Ballas 4 Understanding environmental impacts on people’s quality of life via environmental psychology: three basic principles 44 Marino Bonaiuto and Valeria Chiozza PART II QUALITY OF LIFE: MEASUREMENT APPROACHES 5 Objective approaches to investigating and measuring quality of life and well-being 60 Robert J. Stimson 6 Investigating subjective quality of life: using survey research methods 78 Robert J. Stimson and Robert W. Marans 7 Integrating subjective and objective measures in quality of life research 93 Robert J. Stimson, Rod McCrea, Robert W. Marans and Noah J. Webster 8 Assessing alternative air quality measures and their impact on quality of life: the case of Hong Kong 110 Poh-Chin Lai, Chien-Tat Low, Si Chen, Robert Stimson, Ester Cerin, Wei Cheng, Jimmy Fung and Paulina Pui-Yun Wong 9 How neighbourhood social and built environments influence social interactions: differences between life stages 127 Piret Veeroja, Greg Foliente, Rod McCrea, Hannah Badland, Chris Pettit and Jennifer Day PART III QUALITY OF LIFE IN METROPOLITAN AREAS, CITIES AND NEIGHBOURHOODS 10 Quality of life in large-scale, big-city urban environments: a world perspective 146 Robert W. Marans and Robert J. Stimson 11 Pathways from compact city to subjective well-being: evidence from Oslo, Norway 164 Kostas Mouratidis 12 The role of neighbourhoods in quality of life: toward a comprehensive model 181 Robert Gifford, Leila Scannell, Christine Kormos, Jessica Rourke and Amanda J. McIntyre 13 Exploring quality of life in new towns: an overview 198 Robert W. Marans and Noah J. Webster 14 The influence of urban layout on perceived residential quality in a Costa Rican suburb 213 Helga von-Breymann and Esteban Montenegro-Montenegro PART IV QUALITY OF LIFE IN SMALL TOWNS, RURAL AREAS AND MIGRATION COMMUNITIES 15 Quality of life in small towns: a mid-American case study 229 Rodrigo F. Cantarero and James J. Potter 16 Subjective community well-being and resilience in a rural region experiencing rapid change 243 Rod McCrea, Rosemary Leonard and Andrea Walton 17 Quality of life, amenities and recent migration across the largest US metropolitan areas 257 Gordon F. Mulligan PART V PUBLIC SPACES, QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT 18 Residential neighbourhoods, nearby nature and quality of life 274 Sara Hadavi 19 Effects of environmental degradation on neighbourhood satisfaction and quality of life 293 Byoung-Suk Kweon and Christopher D. Ellis 20 Nature-based solutions and quality of life: protecting, restoring and building human capacities 307 Marino Bonaiuto and Susana Alves PART VI AGEING, PLACE AND QUALITY OF LIFE 21 The importance of place-making for quality of life in later life: contrasting home and hospital environments 322 Hans-Werner Wahl, Julia Kirch, Kathrin Büter and Gesine Marquardt 22 Quality of life of older adults in continuing care retirement communities 338 Liat Ayalon 23 How urban environments affect quality of life in older socio-demographic groups: the role of physical activity behaviour 354 Casper J.P. Zhang, Anthony Barnett, Wai-Kit Ming, Poh-Chin Lai, Ruby S.Y. Lee and Ester Cerin 24 Neighbourhood characteristics linked to quality of life among vulnerable older adults 371 Noah J. Webster and Toni C. Antonucci 25 Conceptualising contextual variation in older adults’ quality of life cross-nationally: challenges and opportunities 386 Christine A. Mair PART VII A LOOK AHEAD 26 Overview and future directions 402 Robert W. Marans, Robert J. Stimson and Noah J. Webster


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781789908787
  • Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
  • Height: 244 mm
  • No of Pages: 442
  • Weight: 25.4 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1789908787
  • Publisher Date: 19 Mar 2024
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Place and Space Perspectives
  • Width: 169 mm


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