The growth of urban areas presents a challenge for local governments around the world.
While the challenge is particularly formidable to policy makers and planners, it offers …

There is a long history of quality of life (QOL) studies based on two distinctive analytical
approaches. One covers objective indicators involving the analysis of spatially aggregated …

This study investigated aspects of urban quality of life in European cities. To this end, the
Flash Eurobarometer 366: Quality of life in European cities was used. The survey provides …

Urban quality of life is a notion that has been discussed recently in various studies as a
response to many problems facing the new towns all over the world as well as in Egypt. The …

This paper reports the results of a study of residential satisfaction in students' housing in
Nigeria. The study examined how satisfied students were and the factors which predicted …

Although place attachment is a critical factor shaping residents' attitudes towards tourism
development, the relationship between the perceived qualities of a place (place image) and …

Increasing the population density of urban areas is a key policy strategy to sustainably
manage growth, but many residents often view higher-density living as an undesirable long …

Urban quality of life is usually measured by either subjective indicators using surveys of
residents' perceptions, evaluations and satisfaction with urban living or by objective …

Studies on place image have predominantly focused on the tourists' destination image and
have given limited attention to other stakeholders' perspectives. This study aims to address …

Residential satisfaction, defined as the feeling of contentment when one has or achieves
what one needs or desires in a house, is an important indicator and planners, architects …