Are sustainable cities “happy” cities? Associations between sustainable development and human well-being in urban areas of the United States
In this paper, we assess the associations between self-reported happiness, measured using the Gallup Healthways Well-Being Index (<CitationRef CitationID="CR8">2012</CitationRef>), and four US city sustainability indices: the Green City Index (<CitationRef CitationID="CR9">2011</CitationRef>), Our Green Cities (<CitationRef CitationID="CR18">2012</CitationRef>), Popular Science US City Rankings (<CitationRef CitationID="CR19">2008</CitationRef>) and the SustainLane US Green City Rankings (<CitationRef CitationID="CR23">2007</CitationRef>). Based on the examination of nonparametric, rank-based correlations, we found positive associations between sustainable development and happiness on all scales and statistically significant correlations for two of the four SD indices. Results support previous research, emphasize the value of explicit consideration of happiness when measuring urban sustainability and highlight the need for future research that assesses the influence of specific subsystems of urban development on self-reported happiness. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014
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2014
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Authors: | Cloutier, Scott ; Larson, Lincoln ; Jambeck, Jenna |
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Environment, Development and Sustainability. - Springer. - Vol. 16.2014, 3, p. 633-647
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Springer |
Subject: | Happiness | Sustainability | Sustainable development | Community development |
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