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The importance of combining ‘subjective’ and ‘objective’ indicators in assessing the quality of life has been increasingly stated as a research goal. A new methodology for measuring quality of life which is an attempt to satisfy this objective is discussed. It includes a perceptually derived set of weightings and ‘objectively’ measured indicators of social, economic, and environmental characteristics of the largest thirty-eight cities in Britain. The weighting system, the selected indicators, and the resulting rankings of British cities are assessed in comparison with the local prosperity index. The strength of the approach is shown to lie in the fact that this more closely reflects the evaluation process used by the public in assessing the quality of life.

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ABSTRACT. M o rphology of media l m oraines on Austerda lsbreen, Norway, a nd Berendon Glacie r, British Columbia, dep e nds upon englacia l d e bris suppl y. M aj o r sub-types of this " ablation-dominant" m od el a re rela ted to the zo ne of debris entra inme nt rela tive to the firn lin e, a nd the m a nner of entrainment.On Auste rdalsbreen, debris d eri ved from extraglacia l bedrock slopes is e ntrained via crevasses at the confluence of two ice-cap outlet gl aciers below the firn line. R evela tion of c revasse-bound de bris ge nera tes a distinct ice-co red m orphology whi ch is destroyed as c r evasse bottoms are revealed down-glacie r.On Berend o n Gl acier ice stream s coalesce a bove and below the firn line. Above the firn line, d ebris from extraglacia l rock outcrops, subni val a nd subglacial zones, und ergoes seasonal sedime nta tion with snowfall , a nd exte nds throughout the ice depth. Distinc t m orain e morphology in the termin a l zone is rela ted to continuing debris supply. M ost debris is transported a t depth n ear the glacier base.An " ice-strea m interaction" mod el where media l mora ines formed below the firn line from the confluence of ice strea ms with large la teral m o ra ine load are morpho logi cally contro ll ed by flow, explains m o rphology on the Berend o n Glacier in the m a in confluence zone o nly. D own-glacier, this moraine beco m es "ablation d omina nt". A minor " a vala nch e-type" model is also r ecognized.R ESUME. Sur le Ber endon Glacier, les coura nts de glace se re unissent a u-dess us e t e n-d essous de la ligne d es neves. Au-dessus de cette ligne, les mate ria ux issus des rochers cxte rie urs a u glacier e t ceux des zones sous-gla ciales et sous-nivales se trou vent enfouis sous la sedimenta ti on saisonni ere due a ux c hu tes de neige e t se re pa rtissent da ns I'epaisseur d e la glace. On p eut m etlre en rela ti o n d a ns la zone termin a le un e morphologie distincte de la moraine selon le type d'appor t d e m a teriaux. L a plus gra nde pa rtie d es m a teria ux sont tra nsp o rtes pres du fond du glacie r.U n mod ele " d ' interaction des coura nts glaciaires" ou les moraines m edia nes formces sous la ligne des neves a pa rtir d e la confluence d es flux glaciaires avec un e fo rte charge m o ra iniq ue latcrale sont controlces morphologiq u em e n t pa r le cOUl'ant, explique la m o rpho logi c du Berend o n G lacier uniquem e nt d a ns la principa le zo ne d e confluence. Plus b as sur le gl acier ce tte m oraine dev ient du type "ablation d o min a nte".On a recon n u egaleme nt un " type a avala nches" de m oindre importa nce. VO Il MittelmoriilZell : AlIsterdalsbreelZ, NorwegCll , ulld B ereT/doll Glacier, British-Columbia, Kallada. Die M orphologic de r Mittelmora nen a m Austerdalsbre in Norwege n und a m Berendon G lacie r in British-Columbia, Ka nada, hangt vom Nachschub an Schutt aus dem Gl e tscher a b. Wi chtige U nter type n d ieses "ablationsbedingten" Modells stehen in Bezie hung zur Zone d e r Schutta ufnahme rela tiv zur Firn...

Morphology of medial moraines on Austerdalsbreen, Norway, and Berendon Glacier, British Columbia, depends upon englacial debris supply. Major sub-types of this "ablation-dominant" model are related to the zone of debris entrainment relative to the firn line, and the manner of entrainment.On Austerdalsbreen, debris derived from extraglacial bedrock slopes is entrained via crevasses at the confluence of two ice-cap outlet glaciers below the firn line. Revelation of crevasse-bound debris generates a distinct ice-cored morphology which is destroyed as crevasse bottoms are revealed down-glacier.On Berendon Glacier ice streams coalesce above and below the firn line. Above the firn line, debris from extraglacial rock outcrops, subnival and subglacial zones, undergoes seasonal sedimentation with snowfall, and extends throughout the ice depth. Distinct moraine morphology in the terminal zone is related to continuing debris supply. Most debris is transported at depth near the glacier base.An "ice-stream interaction" model where medial moraines formed below the firn line from the confluence of ice streams with large lateral moraine load are morphologically controlled by flow, explains morphology on the Berendon Glacier in the main confluence zone only. Down-glacier, this moraine becomes "ablation dominant". A minor "avalanche-type" model is also recognized.