Comparative evaluation of the quality of life in the greek medium-sized cities

Abstract

This doctoral thesis deals with the elaboration of a new methodology and set of criteria for the comparative evaluation of the Quality of Urban Life (QOUL) and their application to Greek medium-sized cities. As QOUL, in common with any concept dealing with personal perceptions and attitudes, implies an increased degree of subjectivity, it is not amenable either to a commonly accepted definition or to some standard evaluation formula. However, the need for establishing a common set of criteria for research on the subject is increasingly acknowledged, as it will enable comparison between different QOUL studies across time and space.The thesis contributes to meeting this need by introducing the DPRD-50 [from the acronym of the university department in which it was elaborated] urban indicators model. The model identifies 10 key domains impinging on the QOUL and evaluates a city’s performance in each with the use of 5 different indicators (50 indicators in total). Following an extensive lit ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/35061
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/35061
ND
35061
Alternative title
Συγκριτική αξιολόγηση της ποιότητας ζωής στις ελληνικές πόλεις μεσαίου μεγέθους
Author
Psatha, Evaggelia (Father's name: Georgios)
Date
2014
Degree Grantor
University of Thessaly (UTH)
Committee members
Δέφνερ Αλέξιος
Ψυχάρης Ιωάννης
Λαλένης Κωνσταντίνος
Οικονόμου Δημήτριος
Σκάγιαννης Παντολέων
Κουσιδώνης Χρήστος
Ροβολής Αντώνιος
Discipline
Engineering and Technology
Other Engineering and Technologies
Social Sciences
Social and Economic Geography
Keywords
Quality of life ( QOL); Quality of urban life; Well-being; Composite index; Urban indicators; Medium-sized cities; Greek cities; Heraklion; Ioannina; Kalamata; Kavala; Larisa; Patra; Volos
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
Description
415 σ., im., tbls., maps, fig., ch., ind.
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