Handbook of Community Well-Being Research by Rhonda Phillips, Cecilia Wong

Handbook of Community Well-Being Research by Rhonda Phillips, Cecilia Wong

By Rhonda Phillips, Cecilia Wong

This instruction manual brings jointly foundational and modern examine exploring dimensions of enhancing caliber of lifestyles in groups of position. Social signs and different evaluation suggestions might be explored, together with from the framework of neighborhood views that is fascinated with improving caliber of lifestyles for neighborhood contributors. As a part of this trans-disciplinary paintings, participation, engagement, and empowerment should be key innovations offered. in addition to skill development and repair provision, those parts effect neighborhood wellbeing and fitness and may be thought of besides subjective and aim evaluate methods. Researchers from all over the world percentage their paintings in this vital subject of group health, bringing jointly a various array of disciplinary views. these operating within the parts of public coverage, neighborhood improvement, neighborhood and social psychology, city and neighborhood making plans, and sustainable improvement will locate this quantity quite worthy for the array of ways presented.

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Through the case studies, they conclude that the framework should be further developed by collaborative effort between academics, policymakers, practitioners, and communities. The next chapter, “Stakeholder Preferences on a Working Waterfront: Quality of Life, Land Uses and Planning Processes in Chelsea, Massachusetts,” by Justin Hollander and Jessica Soule, is a case study that illustrates how community well-being and related quality-of-life dimensions are integrated into the planning process.

A variety of information about young people’s quality of life and inequalities was obtained, showing that these data represent meaningful indicators. It was found that social participation is empowering to youth and that public space provides a platform for relationship building and identification between residents. “Understanding the Success of Alberta’s Early Child Development Community Coalitions,” by Samantha Berger, Launa Clark, and Line Marie Perron, explores community coalitions for the very young.

As the field of study continues to evolve and incorporate elements from many disciplines, having a volume on this topic from a variety of perspectives should help ignite more interest and more research. , Gari, A. (2001). The community well-being questionnaire: Theoretical context and initial assessment of its reliability and validity. Social Indicators Research, 56, 321–351. , Martinez-Martin, P. (2011). Measurement properties of the community well-being index in older adults. Quality Life Research, 20, 733–743.

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