Lora Eduardo, Powell Andrew, Van Praag Bernard The Quality of Life in Latin American Cities 9780821378373

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Автор: Lora Eduardo, Powell Andrew, Van Praag Bernard
Название: The Quality of Life in Latin American Cities
ISBN: 9780821378373
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
Классификация:

Городские общины

Городская экономика

ISBN-10: 0821378376
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 263
Вес: 0.48 кг.
Дата издания: 01.06.2010
Язык: English
Размер: 226 x 150 x 20
Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: A growing number of cities around the world have established systems for monitoring the quality of urban life. Many of those systems combine objective information with subjective opinions and cover a wide variety of topics. This book assesses a method that takes advantage of both types of information and offers criteria to identify and rank the issues of potential importance for urban dwellers. This method--which combines the so-called hedonic price and life satisfaction approaches to value public goods--was tested in pilot studies in six Latin American cities: Bogota, Buenos Aires, Lima, Medellin, Montevideo, and San Jose of Costa Rica. It provides valuable insights to address key questions such as, - Which urban problems have the greatest impact on peoples opinions of city management and the most widespread effects on their lives? - Do gaps between perception and reality vary from one area of the city to another, especially between high- and low-income neighborhoods? - Where can homebuilders most feasibly seek solutions to problems such as inadequate road infrastructure, a lack of recreational areas, or poor safety conditions? - Which problems should government authorities address first, in light of their impact on the well-being of various groups of individuals and given private actors abilities to respond? - Which homeowners benefit the most from public infrastructure or services? - When can or should property taxes be used to finance the provision of certain services--or the solution of certain problems? The Quality of Life in Latin American Cities: Markets and Perception proposes a monitoring system that is easy to operate and that entails reasonable costs but also has a solid conceptual basis. Long the ideal of many scholars and practitioners, such a system may soon become a reality and have the potential to make a significant contribution to the decision-making processes in any city concerned with the well-being of its residents.

The Quality of Life in Latin American Cities, Lora Eduardo, Powell Andrew, Van Praag Bernard