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Developing a Measure of Community Well-Being Based on Perceptions of Impact in Various Life Domains

“…A number of subjective measures of community well-being has been reported in the literature (e.g., Andrews and Withey 1976;Bruin and Cook 1997;Campbell et al 1976;Christakopoulou et al 2001;Gary Linn et al 1989;Lansing et al 1970;Marans and Rodgers 1975;Morris and Winter 1975;Puddifoot 1995;Richmond et al 2000;Rojo Perez et al 2001;Sirgy et al 2000;Sirgy andCornwell 2001, 2002;Speare 1974;Vrbka and Combs 1993;Whorton and Moore 1984;Zumbo and Michalos 2000). These subjective measures can be categorized in terms of two major groups: global and facet-based.…”

“…Examples of inductive-based measures of community well-being include the measures developed by Whorton and Moore (1984) and more recently by Christakopoulou et al (2001). Whorton and Moore (1984) developed a measure of community well-being based on six dimensions.…”

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“…Inputfaktorene omfatter ernaering, politisk frihet, utdanning, helse vesen, inntekt, personlighet og styrker, talenter og dyder, behov samt (Christakopoulou, Dawson og Gari, 2001). Community wellbeing dreier seg ifølge dette perspektivet, kort fortalt, om hvor godt omgivelsene fungerer.…”

Sustainable City: Assessing the Community Happiness of Residents in Putrajaya Municipality Malaysia

“…Thus, enhancing, creating or recreating healthy and viable communities becomes the aim of contemporary public policies that target city communities across nations. Furthermore, policy-makers have increasingly adopted holistic and integrated approaches that address social, economic, physical and community development together rather than in isolation (Christakopoulou, Dawson, & Gari, 2001). …”

“…If they are to identify suitable interventions and to target resources effectively, the policy makers need to have a clear view of the community's strength and weaknesses (Christakopoulou, Dawson, & Gari, 2001). Community well-being is a useful guiding principle towards sustainability.…”