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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462204703321

Autore

Whitelegg J (John)

Titolo

Quality of life and public management : redefining development in the local environment / / John Whitelegg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-283-71003-X

0-203-10156-1

1-136-23589-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Disciplina

306

Soggetti

Quality of life - Great Britain

Local government - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A tale of three cities and two rural areas -- You can't compare us with them -- Children -- Older people -- The built environment -- Air pollution -- Renewable energy -- Resilience -- What do they do that we don't do : the role of age and gender in political representation and budgets -- The power of local governemnt to do things -- Life in 2030.

Sommario/riassunto

Quality of Life and Public Management explores the possibility for a dramatic and significant improvement in quality of life for all population groups and sub-groups in the UK. Strongly evidence-based, the book draws on case study data and comparisons into local and central government structure, funding, policy, cultures and outcomes from a number of EU countries, such as Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland. It shows that quality of life on a number of important criteria is superior in these other countries than it is in the UK. The book makes a strong argument that it is possible to