Quality of life in cities: Setting up criteria for Amman-Jordan

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 407-432

  Ali, Hikmat H ^a   Malkawi, Fuad K ^b   Al Betawi, Yamen N ^c  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^c Bitar Consultants   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Cities; Indicators; Jordan; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; CAPITAL CITY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MODELING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; TOP-DOWN APPROACH;

AMMAN; ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 68549115347     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9333-5     Document Type: Article

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