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Record Nr.

UNINA9910672449303321

Titolo

Geography of Happiness : A Spatial Analysis of Subjective Well-Being / / edited by Eric Vaz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

9783031198717

9783031198700

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (179 pages)

Collana

Contributions to Regional Science

Disciplina

910.01

910.019

Soggetti

Regional economics

Space in economics

Economic geography

Well-being

Quality of life

Regional and Spatial Economics

Economic Geography

Well-Being

Quality of Life Research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Happiness Geography: Defining the field (Eric Vaz) -- Part I. Regional Challenges -- Chapter 2. A Spatial Analysis of the Instagram hashtag #happy: An assessment of Toronto (Eric Vaz) -- Chapter 3. The subjective well-being in North Africa and the impacts on agriculture and urban land (Azzeddine Bellout) -- Part II. Territorial Challenges -- Chapter 4. Researching quality of life in old age: some conceptual and methodological principles (Jose Sao Jose) -- Chapter 5. Peripheral retail expansion: social implications and spatial inequalities The case of the Île-de-France region (André Torre) -- Part III. Location Challenges -- Chapter 6. Sustainable Cities, Quality of Life and Mobility-Related Happiness (Karima Kourtit) -- Chapter 7. Tourism, Climate Change and Wellbeing: The Products’ Diversity as an Opportunity (Andre Samora-



Arvela) -- Chapter 8. Tourism, Senses and Well-being.

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers readers a spatial understanding of happiness and subjective well-being. By integrating spatial and geostatistical methods, it sheds new light on the spatial and geographical aspects of subjective well-being. Geographical analysis allows us to measure spatial and regional discrepancies in subjective well-being and to identify heterogeneous profiles in terms of social, economic and environmental patterns. Consequently, the papers gathered here address various topics concerning the spatial aspects of subjective well-being, including social injustice, age, new urban spaces, and tourism. The book proposes a multidisciplinary approach and is intended for scholars and students in the fields of geography, economics and the spatial sciences. By examining several critical dimensions of happiness and subjective well-being, it enriches the complexity of regional decision-making on the path toward happier and more liveable societies.