dc.contributor |
Háskóli Íslands |
dc.contributor |
University of Iceland |
dc.contributor.author |
Ala-Mantila, Sanna |
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Heinonen, Jukka |
dc.contributor.author |
Junnila, Seppo |
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Saarsalmi, Perttu |
dc.date.accessioned |
2019-09-16T15:38:00Z |
dc.date.available |
2019-09-16T15:38:00Z |
dc.date.issued |
2017-09-14 |
dc.identifier.citation |
Ala-Mantila, S., Heinonen, J., Junnila, S., & Saarsalmi, P. (2018). Spatial nature of urban well-being. Regional Studies, 52(7), 959-973. doi:10.1080/00343404.2017.1360485 |
dc.identifier.issn |
0034-3404 |
dc.identifier.issn |
1360-0591 (eISSN) |
dc.identifier.uri |
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1248 |
dc.description |
Publisher's version (útgefin grein) |
dc.description.abstract |
The evidence for connections between subjective well-being and spatial factors remains inconclusive, especially with respect to the immediate living environment. To fill this gap, this paper explores the relationship between individual-level subjective well-being and spatial variables in urban areas. This resolution is achieved by utilizing finely divided geographical information system (GIS)-based neighbourhood data, and controlling for objective and subjective spatial characteristics, as well as socio-spatial factors. The results suggest that subjective well-being has some spatial nature, but the direction of these relationships is highly dependent on the subjective well-being measure used. For example, central pedestrian zones flourish in terms of quality of life, whereas the highest happiness is reported in car-oriented zones. Overall, subjective spatial characteristics are more important for well-being than objective ones. |
dc.description.sponsorship |
This work was supported by Tekes, the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation [grant number 3000/31/2015]. |
dc.format.extent |
959-973 |
dc.language.iso |
en |
dc.publisher |
Informa UK Limited |
dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Regional Studies;52(7) |
dc.rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
dc.subject |
Subjective well-being |
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Cities |
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Happiness |
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Quality of life |
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Inequality |
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Urbanization |
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Borgir |
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Hamingja |
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Þéttbýlismyndun |
dc.title |
Spatial nature of urban well-being |
dc.type |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
dcterms.license |
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-ncnd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built
upon in any way. |
dc.description.version |
Peer Reviewed |
dc.identifier.journal |
Regional Studies |
dc.identifier.doi |
10.1080/00343404.2017.1360485 |
dc.contributor.department |
Umhverfis- og byggingarverkfræðideild (HÍ) |
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Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering (UI) |
dc.contributor.school |
Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ) |
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School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI) |