The sustainable neighborhoods for happiness (SNfH) decision tool: Assessing neighborhood level sustainability and happiness
| Autor: | Siddhanth Paralkar, Scott Cloutier, Ramanuj Mitra, Snigdha Nautiyal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Sustainable development
Decision tool Index (economics) Ecology business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Level data 0211 other engineering and technologies General Decision Sciences 021107 urban & regional planning 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Public relations 01 natural sciences Sustainable community Action (philosophy) Sustainability Happiness Sociology business Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common |
| Zdroj: | Ecological Indicators. 74:10-18 |
| ISSN: | 1470-160X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.11.009 |
| Popis: | The relationship between sustainability and happiness is an intriguing and growing research area (Cloutier et al., 2013; Montgomery, 2013; Florida et al., 2013; Leyden et al., 2011). However, a review of primary literature and research indicates a missing gap in neighborhood level assessments of sustainability and happiness. The Sustainable Neighborhoods for Happiness Index (SNHI) was developed using city level data and studies (Cloutier et al., 2014), but was created with the intent of serving as a neighborhood measure. Within this paper, we detail the development of the Sustainable Neighborhoods for Happiness (SNfH) Decision Tool – a neighborhood level assessment tool, derived from the SNHI, to assist in decisions around future strategies for sustainable community development. While several sustainability decision tools exist, there is a need for those that are easily understood and accessible to neighborhood stakeholders (e.g., residents, community leaders, city employees). The SNfH Decision Tool was created with a user-friendly graphical front-end and embedded back-end calculations to inform users. The goal is to help neighborhood stakeholders identify the needs of their community to swiftly take action to alleviate issues and promote a sustainable and happy future. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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