Community Quality-of-Life Indicators
Best Cases VIII
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Beschreibung
This book offers critical insights into the thriving international field of community indicators, incorporating the experiences of government leaders, philanthropic professionals, community planners and a wide range of academic disciplines. It illuminates the important role of community indicators in diverse settings and the rationale for the development and implementation of these innovative projects. This book details many of the practical “how to” aspects of the field as well as lessons learned from implementing indicators in practice. The case studies included here also demonstrate how, using a variety of data applications, leaders of today are monitoring and measuring progress and communities are empowered to make sustainable improvements in their wellbeing. With examples related to the environment, economy, planning, community engagement and health, among others, this bookepitomizes the constant innovation, collaborative partnerships and the consummate interdisciplinarity of the community indicators field of today.
This book offers critical insights into the thriving international field of community indicators, incorporating the experiences of government leaders, philanthropic professionals, community planners and a wide range of academic disciplines. It illuminates the important role of community indicators in diverse settings and the rationale for the development and implementation of these innovative projects. This book details many of the practical “how to” aspects of the field as well as lessons learned from implementing indicators in practice. The case studies included here also demonstrate how, using a variety of data applications, leaders of today are monitoring and measuring progress and communities are empowered to make sustainable improvements in their wellbeing. With examples related to the environment, economy, planning, community engagement and health, among others, this bookepitomizes the constant innovation, collaborative partnerships and the consummate interdisciplinarity of the community indicators field of today.
Provides case studies reflecting approaches that use shared indicators to improve overall community well-being and quality of life Includes a diverse array of initiatives and locations on the effects of community indicators on planning and community development Provides examples of how citizen science has been used to develop new community indicators and apply these in practice
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Frank Ridzi
Themen in »Community Quality-of-Life Indicators«
Community Quality of Life Indicators Quality of Life and Well-Being Research Community Data Collective Impact on Communities Utilizing Data and Community Action Health and Integrated Planning Youth Personal Agency Regional Competitiveness Dashboards Climate Resilience Screening Index Well-being Collaborative Community
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“The book provides a referential framework to deepen the knowledge of localities and particular areas, evidencing that it is possible to generate proposals aimed at improving the quality of life of communities from a multidimensional perspective.” (Laura Zulaica, Applied Research in Quality of Life, Vol. 17, 2022)
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