(Un)Happiness, where are you? Evaluating the relationship between urbanity, life satisfaction and economic development in a regional context

Autor: Mikko Weckroth, Teemu Kemppainen

Publikováno v: Regional Studies, Regional Science, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 207-227 (2021)

Prior literature suggests that, among the so-called ‘developed economies’, residing in urban contexts is associated with lower life satisfaction. Using data from the European Social Survey (ESS) and Eurostat, we contribute to this literature by f

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Human capital, cultural values and economic performance in European regions

Autor: Mikko Weckroth, Teemu Kemppainen

Publikováno v: Regional Studies, Regional Science, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 239-257 (2016)

This study examines the cross-sectional association of three value orientations (self-direction, achievement and power) and level of gross domestic product (GDP) in 289 NUTS regions. Regional value aggregates, drawn from Schwartz’s Human Value Scal

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The role of cities in sustainability transformationPerspectives of planetary urbanisation and urban metabolism

Autor: Sanna Ala-Mantila, Tuuli Hirvilammi, Salla Jokela, Markus Laine, Mikko Weckroth

Cities are increasingly profiling themselves as active agents within the transition towards sustainability. Despite many apparent efforts, discussion on “sustainable cities” has often focused on narrowly defined problems and ignored the interconn

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https://trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024/144862

Territorial Cohesion of What and Why? The Challenge of Spatial Justice for EU’s Cohesion Policy

Autor: Sami Moisio, Mikko Weckroth

Publikováno v: Social Inclusion
Cohesion in the Local Context: Reconciling the Territorial, Economic and Social Dimensions
Social Inclusion, Vol 8, Iss 4, Pp 183-193 (2020)

Over the past two decades, both academics and policy makers have discussed the meaning of territorial cohesion in the context of the European Union (EU). This debate on the meaning and content of territorial cohesion is becoming increasingly importan

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https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v8i4.3241

Urbanity, Neighbourhood Characteristics and Perceived Quality of Life (QoL)

Autor: Mikko Weckroth, Sanna Ala-Mantila, Dimitris Ballas, Thanasis Ziogas, Jonna Ikonen

Publikováno v: Social Indicators Research, 164. SPRINGER

This analysis examines the geography of subjective wellbeing within a single country via a novel dataset consisting of more than 26,000 respondents embedded in 3100 postal code areas in Finland. We include a detailed indicator on the level of urbanit

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https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/f8f60138-2ebb-42af-9592-435010375a84