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2018 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

13. Efficient and Nice – Social Capital and Services of Public Interest: The Quest for a Metric for Urban Quality of Life

Author : Luca Cetara

Published in: Quality of Life in Urban Landscapes

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Social sustainability has only occasionally been examined in urban studies. In sociology and economics, social concepts (particularly “social capital”) are discussed in reference to actual civic participation, community empowerment, social interactions, and the development of a “sense of community” among residents (Putnam 2000; Mitlin and Satterthwaite 1996). This may be one of the leading reasons for uncertainty concerning social indicators here and in other studies.

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Metadata
Title
Efficient and Nice – Social Capital and Services of Public Interest: The Quest for a Metric for Urban Quality of Life
Author
Luca Cetara
Copyright Year
2018
Book
Quality of Life in Urban Landscapes

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-65580-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-65581-9

Copyright Year: 2018

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65581-9_13