2007, ISBN: 9781402046254

This book is the second in a series covering best practices in community quality-of-life (QOL) indicators. The first volume in this series is a compilation of cases of best work in commun… Meer...

This book is the second in a series covering best practices in community quality-of-life (QOL) indicators. The first volume in this series is a compilation of cases of best work in community indicators research. This second volume continues to build on the goal of the series and includes eleven cases (chapters). The cases in both volumes describe communities that have launched their own community indicators programs. Elements that are included in the descriptions are the history of the community indicators work within the target region, the planning of community indicators, the actual indicators that were selected, the data collection process, the reporting of the results, and the use of the indicators to guide community development decisions and public policy. TOC:From the contents: The Jacksonville, Florida Experience. - The Boston Indicators Project. - Indicators in Action: The Use of Sustainability Indicators in the City of Santa Monica. - Development of Community-Level Measures of Youth Assets. - Perception and Evaluation of the Quality of Life in Florence, Italy. - City of Winnipeg Quality of Life Indicators. - Sustainable Seattle: The Case of the Prototype Sustainability Indicators Project. - Using Community Indicators to Improve the Quality of Life for Children: The Sacramento County (CA) Children's Report Card. - Living in a Post-apartheid City: A Baseline Survey of Quality of Life in Buffalo City. - Modeling Urban Quality of Life in South East Queensland by Linking Subjective and Objective Indicators. - Making Community Indicators Accessible through the Census Information Center: Howard University Portals to the Community, and the New American University. - Quality Indicators for Progress: A Guide to Community Quality-of-Life Assessments. eBook Springer PDF, Springer, 07.07.2007, Springer, 2007<

2007, ISBN: 9781402046254

This book is the second in a series covering best practices in community quality-of-life (QOL) indicators. The first volume in this series is a compilation of cases of best work in commun… Meer...

This book is the second in a series covering best practices in community quality-of-life (QOL) indicators. The first volume in this series is a compilation of cases of best work in community indicators research. This second volume continues to build on the goal of the series and includes eleven cases (chapters). The cases in both volumes describe communities that have launched their own community indicators programs. Elements that are included in the descriptions are the history of the community indicators work within the target region, the planning of community indicators, the actual indicators that were selected, the data collection process, the reporting of the results, and the use of the indicators to guide community development decisions and public policy. TOC:From the contents: The Jacksonville, Florida Experience. - The Boston Indicators Project. - Indicators in Action: The Use of Sustainability Indicators in the City of Santa Monica. - Development of Community-Level Measures of Youth Assets. - Perception and Evaluation of the Quality of Life in Florence, Italy. - City of Winnipeg Quality of Life Indicators. - Sustainable Seattle: The Case of the Prototype Sustainability Indicators Project. - Using Community Indicators to Improve the Quality of Life for Children: The Sacramento County (CA) Children's Report Card. - Living in a Post-apartheid City: A Baseline Survey of Quality of Life in Buffalo City. - Modeling Urban Quality of Life in South East Queensland by Linking Subjective and Objective Indicators. - Making Community Indicators Accessible through the Census Information Center: Howard University Portals to the Community, and the New American University. - Quality Indicators for Progress: A Guide to Community Quality-of-Life Assessments. eBook Springer PDF, Springer, 07.07.2007, Springer, 2007<

2007, ISBN: 9781402046254

This book is the second in a series covering best practices in community quality-of-life (QOL) indicators. The first volume in this series is a compilation of cases of best work in commun… Meer...

This book is the second in a series covering best practices in community quality-of-life (QOL) indicators. The first volume in this series is a compilation of cases of best work in community indicators research. This second volume continues to build on the goal of the series and includes eleven cases (chapters). The cases in both volumes describe communities that have launched their own community indicators programs. Elements that are included in the descriptions are the history of the community indicators work within the target region, the planning of community indicators, the actual indicators that were selected, the data collection process, the reporting of the results, and the use of the indicators to guide community development decisions and public policy. TOC:From the contents: The Jacksonville, Florida Experience. - The Boston Indicators Project. - Indicators in Action: The Use of Sustainability Indicators in the City of Santa Monica. - Development of Community-Level Measures of Youth Assets. - Perception and Evaluation of the Quality of Life in Florence, Italy. - City of Winnipeg Quality of Life Indicators. - Sustainable Seattle: The Case of the Prototype Sustainability Indicators Project. - Using Community Indicators to Improve the Quality of Life for Children: The Sacramento County (CA) Children's Report Card. - Living in a Post-apartheid City: A Baseline Survey of Quality of Life in Buffalo City. - Modeling Urban Quality of Life in South East Queensland by Linking Subjective and Objective Indicators. - Making Community Indicators Accessible through the Census Information Center: Howard University Portals to the Community, and the New American University. - Quality Indicators for Progress: A Guide to Community Quality-of-Life Assessments. eBook Springer 07.07.2007, Springer, Springer<

2004, ISBN: 9781402046254

This book is the second in a series covering best practices in community quality-of-life (QOL) indicators.The first was published in 2004. The editors are M. Joseph Sirgy, Don Rahtz and D… Meer...

This book is the second in a series covering best practices in community quality-of-life (QOL) indicators.The first was published in 2004. The editors are M. Joseph Sirgy, Don Rahtz and Dong-Jin Lee. Volume 1 is a compilation of cases of best work in community indicators research.The cases describe communities that have launched their own community indicators programs.Elements that are included in the descr- tions are the history of the community indicators work within the target region, the planning of community indicators, the actual indicators that were selected, the data collection process, the reporting of the results and the use of the indicators to guide community development decisions and public policy.The chapters in Volume 1 are: Chapter 1: Vital Signs: Quality-of-Life Indicators for Virginia's Technology Corridor by Terri Lynn Cornwell Chapter 2: The Sustainable Community Model Approach to the Development and Use of Multi-Dimensional Quality-of-Life Indicators by William T.Grunkemeyer and Myra L.; PDF; Reference & Languages > Society & culture: general > Social groups, Springer Netherlands<

2007, ISBN: 9781402046254

Best Cases II, eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), 2006, [PU: Springer Netherland], Springer Netherland, 2007