Perspectives on Community Well-Being: Community Quality-of-Life and Well-Being
Editat de Youngwha Kee, Seung Jong Lee, Rhonda Phillipsen Limba Engleză Hardback – 10 mai 2019
Preț: 707.63 lei
Preț vechi: 744.87 lei
-5% Nou
Puncte Express: 1061
Preț estimativ în valută:
135.42€ • 141.08$ • 112.60£
135.42€ • 141.08$ • 112.60£
Carte tipărită la comandă
Livrare economică 08-22 februarie 25
Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76
Specificații
ISBN-13: 9783030151140
ISBN-10: 303015114X
Pagini: 336
Ilustrații: XVII, 224 p. 50 illus., 35 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2019
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Springer
Seria Community Quality-of-Life and Well-Being
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland
ISBN-10: 303015114X
Pagini: 336
Ilustrații: XVII, 224 p. 50 illus., 35 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2019
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Springer
Seria Community Quality-of-Life and Well-Being
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland
Cuprins
Chapter 1. Measuring Happiness: A Practical Review; Kai Ludwigs, Lena Henning and Lidia R. Arends.- Chapter 2. An Indigenous Perspective on Quality of Life; Pat Lauderdale.- Chapter 3. A Participatory Process: Creating Child Friendly Environments in Immediate Surroundings; Ümran Topcu and Şebnem Cana Kacar.- Chapter 4. Community Well-Being and Migration Intention of Residents; YeonKyeong Lee and Seung Jong Lee.- Chapter 5. Perceived Social Support Systems for Bereaved Students in Walter Sisulu University: A Pilot Study; Sabine Baninzi and T. Mdleleni-Bookholane.- Chapter 6. Community Well-being Data Collection Methodology, The case of Enschede, the Netherlands; Javier Martinez and Frans van den Bosch.- Chapter 7. The Relationship Between the Types of Needs Satisfaction and Subjective Well-being; Young Woong Kang and Seung Jong Lee.- Chapter 8. Shredding the Evidence: Whose Collective Impact are we talking about?; Geoffrey Woolcock.- Chapter 9. Fiscal Structure and Residents' Well-Being in Korea; Youngkyun Oh.- Chapter 10. Arts and Community Well-Being; HeeKyung Sung.- Chapter 11. Spirituality: The Missing Link of Sustainability and Happiness: A Framework for Holistic Development; Erica Berejnoi, Rohana Ulluwishewa, Scott Cloutier, Leah Gibbons and Susana Puga.
Notă biografică
Youngwha Kee is Professor in the Department of Lifelong Education at Soongsil University. She has served as the President of the Association of Adult and Continuing Education of Korea and Director of the Korea Institute of Local Development Education. Currently, she serves on the editorial board of Springer’s Community Quality-of-Life and Well-Being book series, the International Journal of Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning (Hong Kong), the Lifelong Education Magazine (Taiwan), and Lifelong Education (China). Her research interests include educational gerontology, community and civic education, community well-being, community development, and governance.
Seung Jong Lee is a Professor and Dean of the Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University. Previously, he served as the president of the Korean Association for Public Administration and as chief editor of several academic journals in related fields. He has frequently advised local and national governments through such positions as chairman of the Local Government Administration Joint Evaluation Committee, vice-chairman of the Presidential Committee on Local District Reorganization Plans, and member of the presidential transition committee. He has not only done extensive research on citizen participation and local autonomy but has also been a strong advocate and educator in the field. He is the author of Theories of Local Autonomy, and Democratic Politics and Citizen Participation.
Rhonda G. Phillips, Ph.D., FAICP is a member of the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners (FAICP). At Purdue University, Rhonda is inaugural Dean of the Honors College, and Professor, Agricultural Economics Department at Purdue University. She is author or editor of several books, including The Handbook of Community Well-Being (2017, Springer), and The Handbook of Community Development, Perspectives from Across the Globe (2018, Routledge). She is editor of two book series, Community Quality of Life and Well-Being and editor of Community Development Research and Practice. She served as president of the International Society for Quality of Life Studies, and on the Board of Directors for the Community Indicator Consortium. Along with Seung Jong Lee, she is co-editor of the new Springer journal, The International Journal of Community Well-Being.
Textul de pe ultima copertă
This volume brings together multiple diverse perspectives from around the globe on quality of life and community well-being from a place-based perspective. It provides both conceptual and applied explorations across disciplines, ideas and perspectives to foster more interest and research in community well-being. Topics include surveying at the community level, child friendly communities, collective impact, grieving, and happiness. Those working in the areas of public policy, community development, community and social psychology, as well as planning and development will find this volume particularly useful for the array of perspectives, research, and analytical approaches presented.
Caracteristici
Brings together multiple diverse perspectives on quality of life and community well-being from around the globe Provides the latest research and perspectives on social factors and policy related to community well-being Presents foundational concepts and perspectives to foster interest and future research in community well-being