Community Quality-of-Life Indicators: A Guide for Community Indicators Projects

Sirgy, M. Joseph

This training book is designed to help professionals enhance their knowledge of community quality-of-life indicators, and to develop viable community projects. Chapter 1 describes the theoretical concepts that guide the formulation of community indicator projects. Chapter 2 creates a sample community indicator project as a template of the entire process. Chapter 3 describes the planning process: how to identify sponsors, secure funding, develop an organizational structure, select a quality-of-life model, select indicators, and so on. Chapter 4 focuses on data collection. Finally, Chapter 5 describes efforts related to dissemination and promotion of community indicators projects. Written by a stalwart in the field of quality-of-life research, this book provides the tools of sound community project planning for quality-of-life researchers, social workers, social marketers, community research organizations, and policy-makers.

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2022-08-31

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783031102073

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-10208-0

Dimensions: 235.0cm x155.0cm

Pages: 217.0