Assessing Life Quality in Transport Planning and Urban Design

Steg, Linda; Groot, Janke de; Forward, Sonja; Kaufmann, Clemens; Risser, Ralf; Schmeidler, Karel; Martincigh, Lucia; Urbani, Luca

doi:10.1108/9780080549910-010

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“…These needs and values should be particularly considered when building new neighbourhoods and developing housing interventions in Groningen. Interestingly, the QoL aspects that are often prioritized by experts, such as material beauty, aesthetic beauty, and comfort (Steg et al, 2007), did not appear among the most important QoL aspects. Material beauty was even rated as one of the least important QoL aspects.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Material beauty was even rated as one of the least important QoL aspects. These findings contribute to the literature showing that housing experts may misunderstand the preferences of the general public (Bonnes at al., 2007;Fawcett et al, 2008;Steg et al, 2007). Ironically, spending time, money, and human resources to improve comfort and attractiveness in residential settings might backfire in reduced residential wellbeing due to the lack of attention to such needs as safety, freedom, and privacy.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There has been evidence of considerable disagreement between assessments of experts and lay persons of neighbourhood conditions (e.g. Fawcett, Ellingham, & Platt, 2008;Lansing & Marans, 1969;Steg et al, 2007). Experts tend to overestimate what is important to the general public, while underestimating the importance of other factors.…”

Section: The Qol Approach: Subjective and Multidimensionalmentioning

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“…We expect good accessibility to be an important residential need due to growing transport prices, increasing pace of life, and rising concerns about environmental quality. Easy and financially efficient accessibility has been shown to be of high value to residents (Becker, Böhmer, & Gerike, 2008), and to influence urban QoL (Steg et al, 2007).…”

Section: Qol Measurementioning

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Quality of life in residential environments

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2012

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This paper proposes a different approach to study residential well-being, i.e. a quality of life (QoL) approach, that complements common approaches in this area. Under this approach, residential well-being is defined and studied as the extent to which important needs and values of residents are satisfied under given residential conditions. We argue that measuring QoL in a particular neighbourhood helps to assess residential well-being, to explain what determines residential well-being, and to identify which changes may improve residential well-being in that neighbourhood. In a study on the QoL of residents in Groningen (the Netherlands), we provided initial support for the applicability of the QoL measure to study residential well-being and demonstrated how the QoL approach may serve the functions discussed above. Calidad de vida en entornos residenciales ResumenEste artículo propone un enfoque diferente para el estudio del bienestar residencial, un enfoque centrado en la calidad de vida (CdV, QoL en inglés), y que complementa a otras perspectivas más comunes en esta área. Según este enfoque, el bienestar residencial se define y estudia como la medida en que se satisfacen las necesidades y valores de los residentes bajo determinadas condiciones residenciales. Argumentamos que la evaluación de la CdV en un barrio en concreto ayuda a evaluar el bienestar residencial, a explicar qué determina el bienestar residencial, y a identificar qué cambios pueden contribuir a la mejora del bienestar residencial en ese barrio. En un estudio sobre la calidad de vida de los habitantes de Groningen (Países Bajos), encontramos un apoyo inicial a la aplicabilidad de la evaluación de la calidad de vida al estudio del bienestar residencial, y demostramos la forma en que este enfoque puede cumplir las funciones mencionadas.

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Section: The Qol Approach: Subjective and Multidimensionalmentioning

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Section: Qol Measurementioning

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2012

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“…Sin embargo, las medidas objetivas tienen ciertas limitaciones. Se han encontrado considerables disensiones entre los expertos y la gente común respecto a sus evaluaciones de las condiciones del barrio (por ejemplo Fawcett, Ellingham y Platt, 2008;Lansing y Marans, 1969;Steg et al, 2007). Los expertos tienden a sobreestimar lo que es importante para el gran público, a la par que subestiman la importancia de otros factores.…”

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Calidad de vida en entornos residenciales

Perlaviciute

2012

Psyecology

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Este artículo propone un enfoque diferente para el estudio del bienestar residencial, un enfoque centrado en la calidad de vida (CdV, QoL en inglés), y que complementa a otras perspectivas más comunes en esta área. Según este enfoque, el bienestar residencial se define y estudia como la medida en que se satisfacen las necesidades y valores de los residentes bajo determinadas condiciones residenciales. Argumentamos que la evaluación de la CdV en un barrio en concreto ayuda a evaluar el bienestar residencial, a explicar qué determina el bienestar residencial, y a identificar qué cambios pueden contribuir a la mejora del bienestar residencial en ese barrio. En un estudio sobre la calidad de vida de los habitantes de Groningen (Países Bajos), encontramos un apoyo inicial a la aplicabilidad de la evaluación de la calidad de vida al estudio del bienestar residencial, y demostramos la forma en que este enfoque puede cumplir las funciones mencionadas. Palabras clave: Bienestar residencial, calidad de vida, necesidades, valores.

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Indicator Framework for Measuring Sustainability of Transport in the City

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Várhelyi

2012

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

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Assessing Life Quality in Transport Planning and Urban Design

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