A conceptual framework for integrated analysis of environmental quality and quality of life

Banzhaf, Ellen; Barrera, Francisco de la; Kindler, Annegret; Reyes‐Paecke, Sonia; Schlink, Uwe; Welz, Juliane; Kabisch, Sigrun

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.06.002

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“…Como resultado dessas ações, a expansão das cidades extrapola os limites político-territoriais atingindo as dimensões físico-ambientais, as quais não recebem um tratamento apropriado devido a sua difícil delimitação, o que resulta em uma sequência de perdas de qualidade ambiental no espaço urbano (MINAKI; AMORIM, 2007). BANZHAF et al (2014) acreditam que a qualidade ambiental no espaço urbano está relacionada à percepção humanoambiental, sendo portanto, uma informação individual e local.…”

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“…A ampliação espacial das cidades, que ocorreu de forma desordenada e sem planejamento ambiental, gerou problemas de ordem ecossistêmica que, por vezes, ocasionam perdas na qualidade de vida dos moradores urbanos. De acordo com Banzhaf et al (2014), é importante observar as condições ambientais das áreas urbanas e seu impacto na qualidade de vida, pois a qualidade ambiental tem uma forte influência na qualidade de vida dos seres humanos. Dessa forma, um novo enfoque tem sido dado à qualidade de vida urbana através do uso de indicadores ambientais.…”

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Contribuição Para a Elucidação Dos Conceitos De Qualidade De Vida Urbana E Qualidade Ambiental Sob a Ótica Dos Indicadores Ambientais

Farinon¹,

Miron²,

Oliveira³

2020

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A qualidade de vida é um conceito complexo com diversas interpretações, que pode ser medida tanto por indicadores objetivos quanto subjetivos. Ao abordar a qualidade de vida, no entanto, o conceito de qualidade ambiental emerge pela sua estreita interligação. A qualidade ambiental, por sua vez, é acompanhada pelo desafio da sua mensuração, a qual está relacionada à determinação de indicadores de qualidade ambiental. Nesse sentido, a classificação elaborada pelo Painel Nacional de Indicadores Ambientais (PNIA) é uma importante referência para os indicadores de qualidade de vida e qualidade ambiental no âmbito brasileiro, sendo abordado neste trabalho para auxiliar no entendimento dessa mensuração. Dessa forma, foi possível relacionar a qualidade de vida e a qualidade ambiental com a temática do envelhecimento e compreender a importância de espaços públicos qualificados para um envelhecimentosaudável da população. O presente artigo, baseou-se em levantamento bibliográfico para identificar a definição dos conceitos de qualidade de vida e de qualidade ambiental no contexto urbano, buscando colaborar para uma melhor compreensão sobre o escopo dos indicadores ambientais.Palavras-chave: qualidade de vida, qualidade ambiental, indicadores ambientais,conceitos.

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Contribuição Para a Elucidação Dos Conceitos De Qualidade De Vida Urbana E Qualidade Ambiental Sob a Ótica Dos Indicadores Ambientais

Farinon¹,

Miron²,

Oliveira³

2020

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“…The quality of the environment has a strong influence on people's quality of life. There are direct connections between primary elements of the environment, such as air, water and soil and quality of life and health (Banzhaf et al 2014). As the quality of life grows, so does the demand for energy, but at the same time, increased demand for energy has many negative effects (Vavrek, Chovancová 2019).…”

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An Analytical View to Environmental Quality of Life in the European Union Countries

Huttmanová¹,

Novotný²,

Valentiny³

2019

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Quality of life and health is very closely linked to the environmental quality. However, the environmental quality is not only perceived as a determinant of quality of life, but it is an internal part of (sustainable) development, in terms of the green growth concept, at these days. The concept of green growth is one of the newer ways to ensure economic and social development in the context of sustainable development. Economic and social development, as well as ensuring and preserving the environmental quality, has its important place in the green growth concept. Green growth requires a new view on management of economic and social development. This article is focused on the evaluation of interregional disparities in selected areas of sustainable development. The aim of the paper is to evaluate the environmental quality of life in European Union countries using the selected indicators of green growth in the context of sustainable development.Keywords: Environment, Quality of life, Green growth, Indicators, European Union countries

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“…This city has a semi-arid Mediterranean climate with continental influence which implies high daily thermal oscillation and high temperatures in summer days. Santiago is a good representative of metropolitan areas in Latin-america characterized by a fast growing areas and the unequal distribution of positive environmental conditions [ 10 ]. A heat vulnerability index (HVI) is proposed.…”

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A Heat Vulnerability Index: Spatial Patterns of Exposure, Sensitivity and Adaptive Capacity for Santiago de Chile

2016

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Climate change will worsen the high levels of urban vulnerability in Latin American cities due to specific environmental stressors. Some impacts of climate change, such as high temperatures in urban environments, have not yet been addressed through adaptation strategies, which are based on poorly supported data. These impacts remain outside the scope of urban planning. New spatially explicit approaches that identify highly vulnerable urban areas and include specific adaptation requirements are needed in current urban planning practices to cope with heat hazards. In this paper, a heat vulnerability index is proposed for Santiago, Chile. The index was created using a GIS-based spatial information system and was constructed from spatially explicit indexes for exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity levels derived from remote sensing data and socio-economic information assessed via principal component analysis (PCA). The objective of this study is to determine the levels of heat vulnerability at local scales by providing insights into these indexes at the intra city scale. The results reveal a spatial pattern of heat vulnerability with strong variations among individual spatial indexes. While exposure and adaptive capacities depict a clear spatial pattern, sensitivity follows a complex spatial distribution. These conditions change when examining PCA results, showing that sensitivity is more robust than exposure and adaptive capacity. These indexes can be used both for urban planning purposes and for proposing specific policies and measures that can help minimize heat hazards in highly dynamic urban areas. The proposed methodology can be applied to other Latin American cities to support policy making.

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A conceptual framework for integrated analysis of environmental quality and quality of life

Cited by 38 publications

References 16 publications

Contribuição Para a Elucidação Dos Conceitos De Qualidade De Vida Urbana E Qualidade Ambiental Sob a Ótica Dos Indicadores Ambientais

Contribuição Para a Elucidação Dos Conceitos De Qualidade De Vida Urbana E Qualidade Ambiental Sob a Ótica Dos Indicadores Ambientais

An Analytical View to Environmental Quality of Life in the European Union Countries

A Heat Vulnerability Index: Spatial Patterns of Exposure, Sensitivity and Adaptive Capacity for Santiago de Chile

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