Quality of life ranking of Spanish cities: A non-compensatory approach

Gisbert, Francisco José Goerlich; Reig, Ernest

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2020.102979

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“…There is evidence that life satisfaction, and therefore happiness, depends on the type of job a person has [ 12 ]. Furthermore, we should take into account the characteristics of urban areas, as they are centres of economic activity and consumption, where a high quality of life can attract human capital and develop aspects that bring about economic growth and foster well-being [ 13 ]. In this vein, [ 14 ] argue that, in order to achieve said growth and ensure people’s subjective well-being, the environmental quality of cities must be improved.…”

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“…The benefits of leisure experiences (including social, physical, personal and psychological benefits) are among the main factors affecting quality of life [ 71 ]. According to [ 13 ], urban spaces are no longer centred around improving the infrastructure and transport connectivity of large cities; rather, there is a growing focus on other aspects such as economic competitiveness, culture and environmental values. In this regard, studies such as that of [ 69 ] analyze whether the provision of services within cities contributes to the happiness of their residents.…”

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The relationship between happiness and quality of life: A model for Spanish society

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A key goal for society as a whole is the pursuit of well-being, which leads to the happiness of its individual members; as such, it is of critical socioeconomic relevance. In this regard, it is important to study which factors primarily affect the happiness of the population. In principle, these factors are associated with income level and residential and job stability, or more specifically, citizens’ quality of life. This research, which is based on a multidimensional concept of quality of life, uses a regression model to explain the dependence of Spaniards’ happiness on the well-being or quality of life provided by their work, their family situation, their income level and aspects of their place of residence, among other factors. The data were collected through an anonymous survey administered to a representative sample of Spanish citizens. The methodology used approaches the intangible concept of happiness as resulting from different individual and social causes selected from dimensions addressed in the literature, and calculates their effects or importance through regression coefficients. One of the findings is that people with the highest level of well-being or quality of life in the most important dimensions mostly claim to be happy. With respect to gender, it has a significant influence on the dimensions included in the model of citizen happiness and on personal issues. It is also shown that the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic negatively influenced the quality of life of Spanish citizens and therefore their happiness.

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“…Shen and Zhang (2021) measured the income level, QOL, and population concentration in Chinese cities, and tested the impact of the gap in income level and QOL on city size [30]. Goerlich (2021) ranked the QOL in Spanish cities and held that high-quality life attracts human capital, promotes economic growth, and people's well-being, and shows higher heterogeneity in the relationship between the QOL and the size of the urban population scale [31]. In Table 1 panel B, we have shown the influencing factors of urban QOL in some of the existing studies.…”

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Urban Quality of Life and Production Amenity in Chinese Cities

Zou

Shu

2022

Sustainability

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Do firms and households like the same cities? Can the quality of the business environment be compatible with the quality of life? We develop a new methodology based on the Rosen–Roback general equilibrium model for answering these questions and apply it to newly collected and manually matched data from Chinese cities. In order to overcome the challenges that arise when measuring the desirability of cities, we set up indexes of production amenities as well as the urban quality of life, and use wages and housing costs to estimate the implied prices of cities, i.e., the residents’ and firms’ willingness to pay for urban features. Our examination of the dynamic trends and influencing factors shows that firms and households differ in preference over urban features, many cities which are attractive to firms are unattractive to households, and vice versa. More specifically, in China, households prefer cities with better leisure conditions, entertainment, culture, and education resources, while firms are willing to allocate production in cities with less sunshine, more rainfall, better infrastructure, and fewer environmental restrictions. Our paper provides a unified perspective on the measurement of urban quality of life and production amenity. We also give policy suggestions to get a better grip on the functions and roles of cities; this is of practical significance for sustainable urban development.

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“…In recent years, there have been many publications on the study of the quality of life in cities [31,[64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71]. However, the literature review did not show that the data obtained from the quality of life survey were used for the sustainable development of the city.…”

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Quality of Life Surveys as a Method of Obtaining Data for Sustainable City Development—Results of Empirical Research

Ligarski

Wolny

2021

Energies

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Citizens are beginning to play a key role in the development of the smart city concept, providing a wealth of information for the sustainable development of cities. For this research, we planned and conducted empirical studies to examine the areas influencing the quality of life from the point of view of municipalities. A questionnaire form was developed and a survey was conducted on a sample of 84 municipal offices in Poland. We tabulated, statistically processed and analysed the results and thoroughly investigated the areas influencing the quality of life, their impact and importance. We determined which areas of the city are included in municipal research and checked whether there was a need to expand these areas. We found that the people responsible for research in municipal offices are aware that the quality of life is influenced by many areas and conditions. However, these people only choose selected areas for research and have a problem with indicating what can be extended to them. At the end of the article, the limitations of the conducted research are indicated and the directions for further research are proposed.

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Quality of life ranking of Spanish cities: A non-compensatory approach

Cited by 28 publications

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The relationship between happiness and quality of life: A model for Spanish society

The relationship between happiness and quality of life: A model for Spanish society

Urban Quality of Life and Production Amenity in Chinese Cities

Quality of Life Surveys as a Method of Obtaining Data for Sustainable City Development—Results of Empirical Research

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