What is the strength of the link between objective and subjective indicators of urban quality of life?

Applied Research in Quality of Life

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 79-96

  McCrea, Rod ^a   Shyy, Tung Kai ^b   Stimson, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community; GIS; Objective; Quality of life; Social indicators; Subjective; Urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746166718     PISSN: 18712584     EISSN: 18712576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11482-006-9002-2     Document Type: Review

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