In Denmark, and in developed countries in general, urban residents tend to report lower
subjective well-being than rural residents. This difference has been referred to as a …

The aim of this chapter is to draw on the Gallup World Poll to examine urban-rural happiness
differentials across the world. 1 We begin with a general description of urban-rural …

Purpose This paper aims to introduce and apply an assessment method designed to
measure city satisfaction in relation to the subjective perception of individual well-being …

Over recent years, there has been a burgeoning literature discussing the urban happiness
paradox. In many Western nations, people living in larger cities report lower levels of …

Population aging has become one of the most urgent social issues in developed countries.
However, its impact on the well-being of the population is understudied. In this study, we …

There is no consensus on what makes for a livable urban environment. This requires
empirical assessment of the relationship between urban characteristics and the happiness …

In our contribution, by using data from European Social Survey, we show that the
percentage of happy people in European countries has increased over the last two decades …

Prior literature suggests that, among the so-called 'developed economies', residing in urban
contexts is associated with lower life satisfaction. Using data from the European Social …

The proposition that living in the largest urban agglomerations of an advanced economy
reduces the average wellbeing of residents is known as the urban wellbeing paradox …

Based on the literature on agglomeration economies and studies on life satisfaction,
especially with regard to Central and Eastern European countries, this article focuses on …