Fostering Quality of Life through Social Innovation: A Living Lab Methodology Study Case

Review of Policy Research

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 672-692

  Edwards Schachter, Mónica E ^a   Matti, Cristian E ^a   Alcántara, Enrique ^b  

^a INGENIO CSIC UPV Technical University of Valencia   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE BIOMECÁNICA DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Health and medicine; Living labs; Local governance; People participation; Quality of life; Social innovation

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; EMPOWERMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH CARE; MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

EID: 84869228563     PISSN: 1541132X     EISSN: 15411338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-1338.2012.00588.x     Document Type: Article

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