| Community Quality-Of-Life Indicators: Best Cases II 2006 Edition Contributor(s): Sirgy, M. Joseph (Editor), Rahtz, Don (Editor), Swain, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1402046243 ISBN-13: 9781402046247 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2006 Annotation: 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 description 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.
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development - Political Science | Public Policy - Regional Planning |
| Dewey: 306 |
| LCCN: 2007618068 |
| Series: Social Indicators Research |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.3" W x 9.5" (1.63 lbs) 332 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |