Handbook of Quality of Life and Sustainability

This handbook provides the latest research related to quality of life and sustainability, taking into account social, economic, environmental, and political/governance aspects as well as specific socio-spatial contexts. The volume includes contributions from established and upcoming scholars from various disciplines and geographical contexts (Global South and North). The varying cultural and socio-spatial contexts of the authors in the selected cases contribute to first-hand knowledge on the realities of sustainability issues affecting the quality of life. The authors apply a wide diversity of methods and tools, which facilitates a unique understanding of the interlinkages between quality of life and sustainability. The chapters are grouped in three main sections: concepts and foundations; tools, techniques, and applications; and innovations. The authors provide their own view and theoretical approximation of the dimensions of sustainability, in particular on how these dimensions play out in relation to quality of life. The combination of sustainability and quality of life concepts and perspectives is particularly important in unravelling the multi-faceted nature of human, urban, rural/spatial development. Front Matter ....Pages i-ix Introduction: Quality of Life and Sustainability, Socio-spatial, and Multidisciplinary Perspectives (Javier Martinez, Claudia Andrea Mikkelsen, Rhonda Phillips)....Pages 1-14 Front Matter ....Pages 15-15 Tenure Responsive Land-Use Planning as a Tool for Improving Quality of Life: The Perspective of Sub-Saharan Africa (Uchendu Eugene Chigbu)....Pages 17-33 Guidelines for Healthier Public Spaces for the Elderly Population: Recommendations in the Spanish Context (Ester Higueras, Emilia Román, José Fariña)....Pages 35-51 A Multi-perspective Discourse on the Sustainability of Water and Sanitation Service Co-production in Global South Cities (Giuseppe Faldi, Federica Natalia Rosati, Luisa Moretto, Jacques Teller)....Pages 53-80 Rwanda: Planned Reconstruction for Social Quality (Pamela Abbott, Roger Sapsford)....Pages 81-99 A Theoretical Reflection Based on Children’s Opinions About Their Safety to Rethink Different Dimensions of Sustainability in Cities (Damián Molgaray)....Pages 101-112 The Nexus of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Their Link to Quality of Life: A Case of Urbanization in Ethiopia and India (Andrea Höltl, Tania Berger, Romana Bates, Meseret Kassie Desta, Ainsley Lewis, Daniel Semunugus et al.)....Pages 113-138 Multiple Perspectives on the Meaning and Effects of Resiliency (Andrew Kim, Soomin Kim, Stephen Buckman)....Pages 139-153 Front Matter ....Pages 155-155 Are Expanded Resilience Capacities Associated with Better Quality-of-Life Outcomes? Evidence from Poor Households Grappling with Climate Change in Bangladesh, Chad, India and Nepal (Patrick Guyer, Caroline van Koot – Hodges, Boudewijn Weijermars)....Pages 157-178 Sustainable Latin American Cities? Evaluation of the Sustainability of the City of Puebla (Mexico) Using Indicators (Laura Zulaica, Emilia Lara Galindo, Ángel David Flores Domínguez)....Pages 179-202 Quality of Life, Sustainability and Transport: The Case of Melbourne, Australia (Robin Goodman, Annette Kroen, Melanie Davern)....Pages 203-226 Territorial Equity Measurement in Buenos Aires Province (Argentina) (Alejandra Auer, Claudia Andrea Mikkelsen, Sofía Ares)....Pages 227-252 Protecting Quality of Life: Protected Needs as a Point of Reference for Perceived Ethical Obligation (Rico Defila, Antonietta Di Giulio)....Pages 253-280 Geography and Quality of Life in Argentine Regions: Socioeconomic and Environmental Inequalities (Guillermo Ángel Velázquez, Juan Pablo Celemín)....Pages 281-294 A City for Whom? Marginalization and the Production of Space in Contemporary Bangalore, India (Chloe Pottinger-Glass, Karin Pfeffer)....Pages 295-315 Risk Management of Groundwater Pollution, Sustainability and Quality of Life: The Gap Between Theory and Practice in an Intermediate City of the Global South (Mar Del Plata, Argentina) (Agustina Barilari, Gabriela Calderon, Héctor E. Massone)....Pages 317-335 Exploring the Association Between Health Disparities and Neighborhood Characteristics: The Case of Diabetes Mortality in DeKalb and Fulton Counties, Georgia (Deden Rukmana, Na’Taki Osborne Jelks)....Pages 337-352 Quality of Life in Relation to Urban Areas and Sustainability. Application Case: City of La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Carlos Discoli, Irene Martini, Dante Barbero)....Pages 353-370 Social Sustainability, Neighbourhood Cohesion and Quality of Life: A Tale of Two Suburbs in Calgary (Sasha Tsenkova, Karim Youssef)....Pages 371-394 Rural Smart Shrinkage and Perceptions of Quality of Life in the American Midwest (Kimberly E. Zarecor, David J. Peters, Sara Hamideh)....Pages 395-415 Ecosystem Services of Ecological Infrastructure and Quality of Life: Contributions to the Analysis of the Sustainability of the Urban and Peri-urban Area of Mar del Plata, Argentina (Camila Magalí Mujica, Clara María Karis)....Pages 417-434 Front Matter ....Pages 435-435 An Innovative Practice of Social Sustainability: The Fight for a New Housing Legal Framework in Spain (Eva Álvarez de Andrés)....Pages 437-449 Cities Rethinking Smart-Oriented Pathways for Urban Sustainability (Mauro Romanelli)....Pages 451-467 Public Usable Space as a Catalyst for Quality of Life Improvement: The Case of Cape Town’s Social Farming Projects (Astrid Ley, Kurt Ackermann, Silvia Beretta, Sigrid Busch, Jan Dieterle, Manal M. F. El-Shahat et al.)....Pages 469-495 The Potentials and Risks of Wadis in Cities in the Gulf Region (Wolfgang Scholz, Mathias Kaiser, Matthias Pallasch)....Pages 497-520 The Crossroads on the Path to Sustainability While Aspiring for a Better Quality of Life: A Case of Delhi (Bibhu Kalyan Nayak, Pushkala Rajan)....Pages 521-531 Urban Linkages: A Methodological Framework for Improving Resilience in Peripheral Areas: The Case of Arequipa, Peru (Carlos Zeballos-Velarde)....Pages 533-550