Are urbanized areas source of life satisfaction? Evidence from EU regions

Papers in Regional Science

Volumn 97, Issue , 2018, Pages S105-S122

  Lenzi, Camilla ^a   Perucca, Giovanni ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Life satisfaction; regions; urbanization

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; LIFE SATISFACTION; RURAL AREA; URBAN REGION; URBANIZATION;

EASTERN EUROPE;

EID: 84970005689     PISSN: 10568190     EISSN: 14355957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12232     Document Type: Article

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