LEADER 02793oam 2200637I 450 001 9910819478703321 005 20240131153258.0 010 $a1-136-23588-4 010 $a1-283-71003-X 010 $a0-203-10156-1 010 $a1-136-23589-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203101568 035 $a(CKB)2670000000269398 035 $a(EBL)1047037 035 $a(OCoLC)817889693 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000756692 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12257318 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000756692 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10754117 035 $a(PQKB)10141233 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1047037 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1047037 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10619033 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL402253 035 $a(OCoLC)900237523 035 $a(OCoLC)815970168 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB137305 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000269398 100 $a20180706d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aQuality of life and public management $eredefining development in the local environment /$fJohn Whitelegg 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (209 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-62880-6 311 $a0-415-50955-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aA 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. 330 $aQuality 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 606 $aQuality of life$zGreat Britain 606 $aLocal government$zGreat Britain 615 0$aQuality of life 615 0$aLocal government 676 $a306 700 $aWhitelegg$b J$g(John),$0278626 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819478703321 996 $aQuality of life and public management$93962799 997 $aUNINA