Measuring and analysing the factors that affect the quality of life (QoL) in cities and regions
has long been the subject of theoretical and empirical work in a wide range of fields. More …

This study investigates the notions of natural and environmental amenities in the social
science literature, the ways they are defined and measured, and related issues. We analyze …

The quality of life in rural populations plays a key role in rural development policies. Starting
from a capabilities approach, the aim of this work is to evaluate, with a simultaneous quantile …

A general global precept is that agglomeration forces lead to migration from rural to urban
areas. Yet for much of the time since the early 1970s, more people have moved from metro …

Studies in the nonmetropolitan population change literature have largely focused on the role
of natural amenities and economic restructuring, but few have focused on the role of public …

Event portfolios are playing an increasingly important role in shaping and influencing city
attractiveness. With competition for talented and qualified residents on the rise, cities can …

This paper offers new evidence regarding the impact of public spending on the supply of
leisure services on citizens' spare-time quality of life. Using data from 103 Italian capital …

This research examines the spatial linkages between natural amenities and tourism
employment spillovers under alternative neighbourhood structures. A main contribution is to …

As part of a poverty alleviation program enshrined in the global sustainable goals numbers
one and two, Sedayulawas Village in the Lamongan Regency was selected as a pilot …

Is the level of importance attached to quality of life amenities, such as parks and restaurants,
influenced by the objectives of the economic development strategy developed by city …