Quality of Life Experienced by Human Capital: An Assessment of European Cities

Autor/inn/en	Morais, Paulo; Migueis, Vera L.; Camanho, Ana S.
Titel	Quality of Life Experienced by Human Capital: An Assessment of European Cities
Quelle	In: Social Indicators Research, 110 (2013) 1, S.187-206 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0303-8300
DOI	10.1007/s11205-011-9923-5
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Municipalities; Evaluation; Quality of Life; Human Capital; Human Resources; Urban Planning; Social Indicators; Benchmarking + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Magistrat; Evaluierung; Lebensqualität; Humankapital; Stadtplanung; Social indicator; Sozialer Indikator
Abstract	This paper aims to provide an assessment of urban quality of life (QoL) of European cities from the perspective of qualified human resources. The competitiveness of cities relies increasingly in their capacity to attract highly educated workers, as they are important assets for firms when choosing a location. Qualified human resources, on the other hand, tend to value QoL over other urban features. This is why policymakers and urban planners need to evaluate QoL of cities and be provided with tools that can guide action to improvements in this area. We assess urban QoL by means of a composite indicator constructed using data envelopment analysis, based on Urban Audit data and Mercer's framework of analysis, to give account of 246 European cities. Besides presenting a ranking of the best and the worst scores of QoL, this methodology allows benchmarking strategies. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10