Well-being in cities and regions: measurement, analysis and policy practices

Veneri, Paolo; Edzes, Arjen

doi:10.18335/region.v4i2.188

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“…Spatial compactness [2,10,22,25,26,56,[76][77][78] Land use compatibility [3,34,36,39,61,[79][80][81] Land use mix [45][46][47][48][49][82][83][84] Evenness of population distribution [53,54,[85][86][87][88] Source: Prepared by authors based on literature review and expert opinion.…”

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A Geospatial Approach to Measure Social Benefits in Urban Land Use Optimization Problem

Rahman

Szabó

2021

Land

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Different conflicting objectives are used in urban land use optimization problems. The maximization of social benefit is one of the important objectives in urban land use optimization problems. Many researchers have used different methods to measure social benefits in land use optimization. Studies show that there is no established method to measure social benefit in the urban land use allocation game. Against this background, this study aims to (a) identify the appropriate indicators as a measure of social benefit, and (b) propose a composite index to measure social benefit in urban land use optimization problems. Based on the literature review and expert opinion, this study identifies four indicators as a measure of social benefit. These are spatial compactness, land use compatibility, land use mix, and evenness of population distribution. Using the weighted sum approach, this study proposes a composite social benefit index (SBI) to measure social benefit in urban land use allocation/optimization problems and planning. The study suggests that spatial compactness is the most influential indicator to the SBI, but the most critical indicator is compatibility, whose 11.60% value reduction from 0.5 alters the decision of choice. Finally, the proposed method was applied in Rajshahi city in Bangladesh. The result suggests the potential of using SBI in the land use allocation problem. It is expected that the proposed social benefit index (SBI) will help the land use optimization and planning and will be helpful for decision makers.

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A Geospatial Approach to Measure Social Benefits in Urban Land Use Optimization Problem

Rahman

Szabó

2021

Land

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“…Whether economic development is utilized, a fundamental issue with existing indices is that they are highly aggregated and focus on macro-level perspectives instead of considering the individual and household levels (Mascarenhas et al, 2010;Veneri & Edzes, 2017). A novel approach to the study of well-being is necessary, such as the one developed by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis: the Years of Good Life (YoGL) (Lutz et al, 2018;Lutz et al, 2021).…”

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The Well-Being of Older Adults in the Philippines: Application of the Years of Good Life

Vicerra¹

2022

JPSS

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The population structure of the Philippines is young, but it is expected to age in the coming years. It is important to understand the well-being of older people to prepare policies that can ensure an adequate quality of life. Understanding the heterogeneity of a population is needed to guarantee that individual development is equitable. Years of Good Life (YoGL) is a novel indicator of well-being comprised of measures of good physical and cognitive health, being out of poverty, and being satisfied with life. Various measures were tested to determine which indicators best fit the stated dimensions of YoGL. Using the 2018 Longitudinal Study on Ageing and Health in the Philippines, observations show men aged 60 have a life expectancy of about 17 years, and YoGL was 14 years. Women of the same age have a life expectancy of 19 years, while the YOGL is 16 years. Among men and women aged 70 years, the YoGL was 7.9 and 8.6 years, respectively. Analyses show that for both ages and sexes, physical health was the dimension that decreased the number of good years. This study demonstrates the applicability of the YoGL methodology in investigating the well-being of subpopulations.

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“…While each of these proposed indices covers various aspects of human wellbeing, there is an increasing recognition that quality of life measures should place more emphasis on the conditions experienced by people at the individual and household levels, rather than on the performance of economic systems at the macro level (Veneri and Edzes 2017). Highly aggregated indicators conceal large inequalities in the distribution of well-being within a society.…”

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Years of Good Life: An illustration of a new well-being indicator using data for Thailand

Buathong¹,

Dimitrova²,

Vicerra³

et al. 2021

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While Thailand has achieved high levels of economic growth in recent decades, poverty at the local level has been increasing. Indicators of human development at the national level often mask the differences in well-being across communities. When responding to the need for sustainable development research, the heterogeneity of a population should be emphasised to ensure that no one is left behind. The Years of Good Life (YoGL) is a well-being indicator that demonstrates the similarities and differences between subpopulations in a given sociocultural context over time. The data used in this analysis were collected from Chiang Rai and Kalasin, which are provinces located in regions of Thailand with high poverty rates. Our main results indicate that the remaining years of good life (free from physical and cognitive limitations, out of poverty and satisfied with life) at age 20 among the sample population were 26 years for women and 28 years for men. The results varied depending on the indicators applied in each dimension of YoGL. Our analysis of the YoGL constituents indicated that cognitive functioning was the dimension that decreased the years of good life the most in the main specification. This study demonstrates the applicability of the YoGL methodology in investigating the wellbeing of subpopulations.

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Well-being in cities and regions: measurement, analysis and policy practices

Cited by 4 publications

References 18 publications

A Geospatial Approach to Measure Social Benefits in Urban Land Use Optimization Problem

A Geospatial Approach to Measure Social Benefits in Urban Land Use Optimization Problem

The Well-Being of Older Adults in the Philippines: Application of the Years of Good Life

Years of Good Life: An illustration of a new well-being indicator using data for Thailand

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