A Perception Survey for the Evaluation of Urban Quality of Life in Kocaeli and a Comparison of the Life Satisfaction with the European Cities |
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Authors: | Nihal Senlier Reyhan Yildiz E Di?dem Akta? |
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Institution: | (1) Department of City and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Gebze Institute of Technology, Cayirova, No. 101, Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey |
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Abstract: | Studies on urban quality of life (QoL) have been attracting lots of attention from various countries due to the deterioration
of urban environment and decrease of the urban QoL. These studies that have been supported by international organizations
such as United Nations, World Bank, OECD, European Commission and EUROSTAT (European Statistics) involve comparative assessment
of life satisfaction in the European cities and comparing cities facilitate the exchange of experiment and improve the quality
of local policies. The main objective of this study is to measure the local perceptions of QoL in Kocaeli, which is one of
the important industrial cities of Turkey and compare the life satisfaction with the European cities. Generally, two different
types of indicators have been used: objective and subjective indicators. The objective indicators cover five fields: socio-economic
aspects, participation in civic life, education and training, environment and culture, and leisure. The subjective indicators
are mainly for valuation of QoL perceptions in a city. In this research, a perception survey will be carried out to measure
the local perceptions of QoL in Kocaeli. This survey will present on issues for which the residents in the Kocaeli had widely
diverging opinions: employment opportunities, housing costs, safety, cleanliness of city, public transport, air quality and
overall satisfaction with the QoL of their city. Thus, the study will become a major reference for local officials to improve
QoL in Kocaeli and contribute to researches on QoL in cities. |
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