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Description:This book explores a new method of monitoring the quality of urban life, combining objective and subjective information to assess quality of life by using the market price of housing and individualsOCO life satisfaction in six Latin American cities: Bogota, Buenos Aires, Lima, Medellin, Montevideo and San Jose. Housing prices show how the market values characteristics of not only a house itself, but also its surroundings. Life satisfaction, though less measurable, can be approximated using a simple survey question. Those measurements can be used to answer questions such as the following: . OCoWhat problems have the greatest impact on peopleOCOs opinion of city management, and which have the most widespread effects?. OCoIs the city perceived as improving or growing worse in certain aspects, and do perceptions match objective indicators?. OCoDo gaps between perception and reality differ among parts of the city, especially high and low-income areas?. OCoWhere can homebuilders most feasibly seek solutions to problems such as inadequate road infrastructure, a lack of recreation areas or poor safety conditions?. OCoWhich problems should be addressed first by government authorities in light of their impact on the well-being of various groups of individuals and in light of private actorsOCO ability to respond?. OCoWhich homeowners derive the greatest economic benefit from public infrastructure or services?. OCoWhen can or should property taxes be used to finance the provision of certain servicesOCoor the solution of certain problems?. This book suggests that it is possible to put into practice a monitoring system that is easy to operate and entails reasonable costs, but also has a solid conceptual basis. Long the ideal of many scholars and other observers, such a system may now be close to becoming a reality, and one with significant potential for contributing to public decision-making processesWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Quality of Life in Latin American Cities: Markets and Perception. To get started finding The Quality of Life in Latin American Cities: Markets and Perception, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 296

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Release: 2014

ISBN: 0821382136

Description: This book explores a new method of monitoring the quality of urban life, combining objective and subjective information to assess quality of life by using the market price of housing and individualsOCO life satisfaction in six Latin American cities: Bogota, Buenos Aires, Lima, Medellin, Montevideo and San Jose. Housing prices show how the market values characteristics of not only a house itself, but also its surroundings. Life satisfaction, though less measurable, can be approximated using a simple survey question. Those measurements can be used to answer questions such as the following: . OCoWhat problems have the greatest impact on peopleOCOs opinion of city management, and which have the most widespread effects?. OCoIs the city perceived as improving or growing worse in certain aspects, and do perceptions match objective indicators?. OCoDo gaps between perception and reality differ among parts of the city, especially high and low-income areas?. OCoWhere can homebuilders most feasibly seek solutions to problems such as inadequate road infrastructure, a lack of recreation areas or poor safety conditions?. OCoWhich problems should be addressed first by government authorities in light of their impact on the well-being of various groups of individuals and in light of private actorsOCO ability to respond?. OCoWhich homeowners derive the greatest economic benefit from public infrastructure or services?. OCoWhen can or should property taxes be used to finance the provision of certain servicesOCoor the solution of certain problems?. This book suggests that it is possible to put into practice a monitoring system that is easy to operate and entails reasonable costs, but also has a solid conceptual basis. Long the ideal of many scholars and other observers, such a system may now be close to becoming a reality, and one with significant potential for contributing to public decision-making processesWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Quality of Life in Latin American Cities: Markets and Perception. To get started finding The Quality of Life in Latin American Cities: Markets and Perception, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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