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

• Autore: Whitelegg J (John)
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Disciplina: 306
• Soggetto topico: Quality of life - Great Britain; Local government - Great Britain
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Quality of life and public management
• ISBN: 1-136-23588-4; 1-283-71003-X; 0-203-10156-1; 1-136-23589-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819478703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II