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Quality of life

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THE QUALITY-OF-LIFE (QOL) RESEARCH MOVEMENT: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE	ABSTRACT: The purpose of this paper is to trace the history of the social indicators or quality-of-life (QOL) research movement up to today, forecast future developments, and pave the way for future growth.
Social Indicators and Quality of Life Research: Background, Achievements and Current Trends	Abstract: At the beginning of the 21st century, social indicators and quality of life research are well established fields of social science in many countries around the world. Numerous book publications, entries in handbooks and encyclopedias, specialized journals and newsletters, national and international professional organizations, conferences and congresses and not the least regular courses taught within university curricula are some indications of the successful career of two rather new branches of social research.
Religion and Spirituality in Quality of Life Studies	Abstract: The authors present their views on the current state of the art for research focused upon religion/spirituality and quality of life.
Quality of Life: Meaning, Measurement, and Models	The Department of the Navy expends significant resources on programs intended to enhance quality of life for military members and their families in order to attract, motivate and retain qualified personnel. Despite that commitment, there has been no systematic effort to monitor quality of life, and there has been little consensus regarding how quality of life should be measured.
Quality of Life: Issues and challenges in Measurement	Abstract: Questions have always been raised about the measurement of National Income and its use as an indicator of economic welfare. These questions were referred in 2008 by President of France to the commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress headed by Prof Stiglitz for their recommendations.
Measuring Quality of Life	With the understanding that economic progress must be measured, in part at least, in terms of social benefits and the fact that it is just as important to have good statistics on various aspects of social policy as it is economic statistics.
Applied Research in Quality of Life (ARQOL): Where Are We and Issues for Consideration	With the observation and firm belief that here is a gap in the field of applied quality of life, ARQOL attempts“to fill a major gap in the growing field of quality-of-life studies. This gap is the lack of a journal that focuses on applied social and behavioral sciences.
A Database of Abstracts of scientific papers – Quality of life	Construction of a multidisciplinary conceptual framework of environmental quality and quality of life is required to advance the field of urban development, environmental quality and human well-being. Such a framework would allow for a more theory-based choice of indicators and for the development of tools to evaluate multidimensional aspects of urban environmental quality.
A Critical Appraisal of the Quality of Quality-of-Life Measurements	Objective. —To evaluate how well quality of life is being measured in the medical literature and to offer a new approach to the measurement.

Community Development

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The Unpaid Activities and Well Being: The Measurement Issues, Challenges and Limitations	Abstract: The distribution of paid and unpaid work is highly gendered both in terms of time spent on paid and unpaid work by women and men and in terms of the types of unpaid work carried out by them
THE ROLE AND STATUS OF GEOGRAPHY IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH	Abstract: One of the basic attributes of the quality of life concept can be considered its interdisciplinary character. Thereby in the past decades quality of life studies have arisen in a wide range of scientific disciplines.
The institutional dimension of sustainable development	Abstract: This paper is based on a research project aimed at analyzing the institutional framework of the local authorities in Spain in order to evaluate its adequacy with respect to the institutional necessities or requirements of the implementation of sustainable development on a local scale.
Sustainable community development: integrating environmental, economic, and social objectives	The purpose of this article is to stimulate and inform discussion about the community role in sustainable development and to broaden our understanding of the opportunities for sustainable community development activity. It begins with an overview of sustainable development, questioning its focus on poverty as a major source of environmental degradation, and suggesting instead that both poverty and environmental degradation result largely from wealth. It next examines the concepts of natural capital and social capital, whether (and if so, how) they are linked, and explores their implications for sustainable development at the community level.
Sustainability in Community Development	An Introduction to Community Development Ch. 23 Stephen M. Wheeler
Healthy Homes and Communities: Putting the Pieces Together	Context: This article reviews and updates the evidence base informing four recommendations of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America (the commission) that address the creation of healthy, vital neighborhood and community environments.
Economic, social, and environmental sustainability in development theory and urban planning practice	Abstract: The economic, social, and environmental planning practices of societies embodying ‘urban sustainability’ have been proposed as antidotes to these negative urban trends. ‘Urban sustainability’ is a doctrine with diverse origins. The author believes that the alternative models of cultural development in Curitiba, Brazil, Kerala, India, and Nayarit, Mexico embody the integration and inter-linkage of economic, social, and environmental sustainability.
Developing Whole Communities: Community Economic Development and Locally Based Sustainable Agriculture	Abstract: If the community economic development field is to re-brand itself and refocus its attentions towards a more comprehensive vision of sustainable community development, a very natural step for community-based development organizations (CBDOs) is to build sustainable agriculture into their mission and activities.
A New Systems Approach to Sustainability: University Responsibility for Teaching Sustainability in Contexts	Abstract: A systems theory approach to sustainability in five contexts—social/cultural, economic, environmental, technical, and individual—is a realistic and useful approach to researching and teaching sustainability in the university. As a springboard for social change, the university needs to develop values-based sustainability content for classes across disciplines, and especially address the careful assessment and evaluation of both human and technical factors for solving sustainability problems.

Data

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World Bank Open Data	About: The demand for good-quality statistical data continues to increase. Timely and reliable statistics are key inputs to the broad development strategy. Improvements in the quality and quantity of data on all aspects of development are essential if we are to achieve the goal of a world without poverty.
Vital Statistics Online Data Portal	About: This page is a portal to the online data dissemination activities of the Division of Vital Statistics, including both interactive online data access tools and downloadable public use data files.
The National Center for Education Statistics	The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
The Human Mortality Database	About: The Human Mortality Database (HMD) was created to provide detailed mortality and population data to researchers, students, journalists, policy analysts, and others interested in the history of human longevity.
The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program	About: The DHS Program has earned a worldwide reputation for collecting and disseminating accurate, nationally representative data on fertility, family planning, maternal and child health, gender, HIV/AIDS, malaria, and nutrition.
Ipums	About: IPUMS provides census and survey data from around the world integrated across time and space. IPUMS integration and documentation makes it easy to study change, conduct comparative research, merge information across data types, and analyze individuals within family and community contexts. Data and services available free of charge.
Environmental Data Explorer	About: The Environmental Data Explorer is the authoritative source for data sets used by UNEP and its partners in the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) report and other integrated environment assessments.
Data.gov.au	About: Data.gov.au is the central source of Australian open government data.
Data. Gov	About: Federal Data Strategy Leveraging Data as a Strategic Asset
Census of India	About: The Indian Census is the largest single source of a variety of statistical information on different characteristics of the people of India.

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