Class, Consumption and Quality of Life

Rogerson, Robert; Findlay, Allan; Paddison, Ronan; Morris, Arthur

doi:10.1016/0305-9006(95)00005-4

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“…The tendency to employ a view of quality of life which focuses on those features of the urban environment (Types A and B in Figure 2) has emphasised characteristics of the environment in terms of availability, accessibility and ef® ciency of provisionÐ what Rogerson et al (1996) relate to questions of access and manner of delivery. In contrast, as Rogerson et al (1996, pp.…”

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Quality of Life and City Competitiveness

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“…The consequence of this is that researchers must use indirect measures, rather than using those that would directly measure individual dimensions of quality of life -e.g. number of hospital beds is taken as an indicator of health service coverage (Rogerson et al, 1987), ownership of property as an indicator of living conditions (Knox, 1976a), and so on. Furthermore, objective measures are criticised for their potential ambiguity and multiple meanings, along with the connected issues stemming from summing up different variables into single indicators of quality of life (for more details see: Slavuj, 2012b;2014).…”

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“…The following decades brought numerous geographic studies on the topic (MacLaran, 1981;Oyebanji, 1982;Pacione, 1982a;1982b;1984;1990;2003a;2003b;Dale, 1987;Rogerson et al, 1987;Rogerson et al, 1989a;Rogerson et al, 1989b;Rogerson, 1995;Rogerson et al, 1996;Rogerson, 1999;Morris et al, 1988;Helburn, 1982;Cutter, 1985;Pierce, 1984;1985as cited in Cutter, 1985Stimson, 1982;Eyles, 1990;1994;Lu, 1999;Ira and Kollar, 1994;Dzurova and Dragomirecka, 2000;Mee, 2002;Langlois and Anderson., 2002;Krevs, 1998;2001;Tiran, 2015;Cavrić et al, 2008;Šiljeg, 2016;Slavuj, 2011;2012a;2012b;2012c;2014;Dunning et al, 2008;Zolnik, 2004;Morrison, 2007;McCrea et al, 2005;McCrea et al 2006;Lukić et al, 2005;…”

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Hrv. geogr. glas.

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Kvaliteta života složen je i višedimenzijski konstrukt, preširok da bi se mogao opisati jednostavno, stoga je nemoguće razviti jedinstvenu definiciju. Postizanje konsenzusa u definiranju kvalitete života svakako komplicira činjenica da se tim konceptom bavi niz disciplina. Geografija, ekonomija, medicina, sociologija, psihologija, antropologija, filozofija, marketing nalaze interes u proučavanju određenih aspekata kvalitete života. U moru pristupa proučavanju kvalitete života specifično geografski doprinos nije lako razaznati, tj. nije lako odrediti u kojim bi aspektima proučavanja kvalitete života geografski pristup mogao biti najplodniji. Cilj je ovoga rada pojasniti odlike geografskoga pristupa u proučavanju kvalitete života kroz raspravu o nastanku i razvoju interesa za tu problematiku u okviru geografije te kroz prikaz teorijskih modela istraživanja.Ključne riječi: geografska istraživanja, kvaliteta života, povijesni osvrt, teorijski modeli Quality of life is a multi-dimensional and complex construct, too broad to be described in simple terms, and, as a result, it is impossible to develop a single, universallyaccepted definition thereof. Reaching a consensus for a definition of quality of life is complicated by the fact that this concept is dealt with by a host of disciplines. Geography, economics, medicine, sociology, psychology, anthropology, philosophy, and marketing all find areas of interest in investigating certain aspects of quality of life. It is difficult to clarify the specific geographic contribution from the veritable sea of approaches to investigating quality of life, i.e. it is not easy to single out the aspects of investigation of quality of life for which the geographic approach could yield the best results. The goal of this paper is to clarify the qualities of the geographic approach in investigation of quality of life through discussion about the appearance and development of interest for this issue in the framework of geography, as well as by demonstrating theoretical models and classifications of research. UvodKvaliteta života složen je i višedimenzijski konstrukt, preširok da bi se mogao opisati jednostavno, stoga je nemoguće razviti jedinstvenu definiciju. Cummins (1999) je uspio izdvojiti više od sto definicija kvalitete života, što taj pojam čini jednim od najnedosljednije korištenih pojmova u humanističkim i društvenim znanostima (Cummins i dr., 2004). Definicije kvalitete života variraju u velikom rasponu: od općenitih, poput "stupanj onoga što život čini dobrim ili kvalitetnim" (Bowling, 1997) ili "nužni uvjeti za sreću" (McCall, 1975), do specifičnih, poput "poželjni rezultat politika i programa" (Schuessler i Fisher, 1985). Neki autori čak ističu besmislenost potrage za jedinstvenom konceptualizacijom s obzirom na neodređenost pojma i varijabilnost načina i perspektiva kroz koje se o njemu promišlja (Stover i Leven, 1992;Bowling, 2002). Izgleda da jedini zajednički nazivnik među mnogobrojnim znanstvenim konceptualizacijama kvalitete života jest činjenica da se u koncept kvalite...

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“…Studying the quality of the urban environment has gained the attention of many researchers through several studies on different aspects, such as planning private living, and on quality of life in general, such as the Rogerson study on quality of life in the city, illustrating the patterns and parameters of quality of life, the attraction of a city for living, the factors and indicators for measuring and evaluating quality of life, and categorizing the different levels of quality of life using multicriteria techniques [6].…”

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Integrating GIS Accessibility and Location-Allocation Models with Multicriteria Decision Analysis for Evaluating Quality of Life in Buraidah City, KSA

Karim¹,

Awawdeh

2020

Sustainability

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The present study was aimed at evaluating the quality of life in the districts of Buraidah city in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as part of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, based on provided services in terms of distance and time parameters. This was achieved by integrating Geographic Information System (GIS)-based network analysis and multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) techniques. The service area analysis technique of the GIS Network Analysis tools was applied to the available services in the districts of Buraidah city. Twelve services were investigated with regard to their coverage within 5, 10, and 15 minutes of travel time: universities, high schools, middle schools, elementary schools, hospitals, health centers, ambulance facilities, government services, religious services, security services, sports services, and recreational services. GIS-based multicriteria decision analysis (GIS-MCDA) was implemented in the study to obtain a spatial suitability map of the standard of living quality in the various districts in Buraidah city. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) technique was used to determine the criteria weights. The location-allocation model was used in the study as well for suggestions of new service locations to improve the spatial distribution of services and enhance the quality of life in the districts. The results of the final suitability map to determine districts with the best standard of living according to the provided services show that the living standards in the city are very good, with very high and high levels in around 51 districts, representing 72.9% (449,235 people), and about 19 districts with moderate, low, and very low levels, representing 27.1% (56,765 people). Narrowing the quality of life gap and improving spatial planning requires correcting the current deficiency in services, which is estimated in this study to be 16 services: one high school, one elementary school, one middle school, two universities, one sports service, two security services, two courts, two hospitals, one health center, one park, and two ambulance facilities.

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