The Assessment of Well-being in Context of Regional Development

Jekabsone, Inga; Sloka, Biruta

doi:10.7250/eb.2014.017

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“…The research showed that well-being is complex concept and different it aspects are crucial for inhabitants. For more analysis of results see Jēkabsone & Sloka (2014) and Jēkansone et al (2013).…”

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Sustainable Local Development From Perspective of Citizens: Salaspils Municipality (Latvia) Case

Jekabsone

Sloka²

2015

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Conditions are very different in the different parts of any country, and the quality of life as well as the impacts produced on the environment depend on a variety of local factors of environmental, economic and cultural nature, and every action must cope with such local conditions, traditions, and attitudes. Thereby one of the approaches on assessment of sustainable development could be based on subjective evaluation of citizens of certain municipality. During 2010-2012 in Salaspils municipality (Latvia) the SPIRAL methodology for measurement of subjective well-being indicators using co-responsibility approach was approbated, which was the basis for establishing the more efficient dialogue with citizens. This research showed results related to sustainable development as well -the methodology provides alternative subjective sustainable development indicators which provides the reach material for local authorities in decision-making process. Taking into account all mentioned before the purpose of paper is to analyse the results conducted during this research related to subjective sustainable development indicators contrary to objective sustainable indicators of municipality. In order to achieve the aim the tasks are formulated as follows: 1 to review theoretical background for responsible sustainable development at local level; 2 to analyse best practice of municipalities in ensuring the citizens' engagement in promoting sustainable development in the municipality; 3 to present the methodology of conducted empirical research at Salaspils municipality on assessment the well-being at local level and relation to sustainable development. Research methods used: scientific literature studies, several stages of focus group discussions, statistical data analysis, SPIRAL methodology, scenario method. The main findings of the paper -subjective evaluation of economic, social and environment differs from objective measures. It could be explained by the fact that subjective indicators capture the satisfaction of inhabitants by certain moment. In addition, objective indicators don't show the level of satisfaction what brings each measure unit (EUR, %, etc.). Also the subjective perceptions of inhabitants affects mentality, culture and other background factors. In addition, it is crucial for sustainable development of the territory to ensure that society is effectively involved in preparation of planning documents of the municipality. It is proposed to use co-responsibility approach in definition and implementation of activities towards sustainable development of municipality.

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Sustainable Local Development From Perspective of Citizens: Salaspils Municipality (Latvia) Case

Jekabsone

Sloka²

2015

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Provision of Public Services for Overall Well-being in the Municipality

Jekabsone

Sloka

2015

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The aim of the paper is to present analysis of subjective well-being regarding municipality provided public services and its impact on overall well-being using the approved methodology. The main findings are as follow: in order to provide public services that meet the needs of the public, municipalities should involve the community in the decision-making process. Research into subjective well- being carried out in Salaspils municipality showed that well-being is directly affected by public services provided in the municipality.

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The Application of Wellbeing Research to Regional Level in Lithuania

Vaznonienė

Vaznonis

2015

Proceedings of the 7th International Scientific Conference Rural Development 2015

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In this article the significance of wellbeing research in the regional level in Lithuania has been analyzed, the advantages and disadvantages of the objective and subjective wellbeing research have been evaluated. The results of the analysis of wellbeing research reveal that the wellbeing research in the regional level is poorly amplified, the wellbeing research in the social sciences is not marked, the wellbeing is investigated in other fields not in social sciences or according to the aims of the researher and more often causes and outcomes of social economical inequality for regional development are emphasized. Scientific studies show that wellbeing research can have big influence for shaping the future of regions because it concerns local people, their choices and overall wellbeing of a particular region. Findings from foreign countries good practice disclose that wellbeing is currently widely used as a key factor and trend for the development policy evaluation. Accordingly in this article big attention is drawn to wellbeing research possible effect for policymakers. It can be concluded that wellbeing research should become an important discussion object in the regional development context because it reveals the situation about people overall wellbeing and particular life domains. The main aim of this article is to analyse the importance of wellbeing research to regional level in Lithuania. The research problem of this article is the fact that the poor experience of wellbeing research in Lithuania insufficiently reveals the wellbeing expression and use in the regional level. In the research common research methods like analysis and synthesis of the scientific literature, analysis of documents and comparative analysis have been employed.

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The Assessment of Well-being in Context of Regional Development

Cited by 3 publications

References 38 publications

Sustainable Local Development From Perspective of Citizens: Salaspils Municipality (Latvia) Case

Sustainable Local Development From Perspective of Citizens: Salaspils Municipality (Latvia) Case

Provision of Public Services for Overall Well-being in the Municipality

The Application of Wellbeing Research to Regional Level in Lithuania

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