scholarly journals Measuring Disability Inclusion Performance in Cities Using Disability Inclusion Evaluation Tool (DIETool)

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nataša Rebernik ◽  
Marek Szajczyk ◽  
Alfonso Bahillo ◽  
Barbara Goličnik Marušić
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
The Political ◽  
Sustainable Cities ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Sustainable City ◽  
Evaluation Systems ◽  
European Cities ◽  
Technical Developments

Cities are exposed to a growing complexity, diversity and rapid socio-technical developments. One of the greatest challenges is as of how to become fully inclusive to fit the needs of all their citizens, including those with disabilities. Inclusive city, both in theory and practice, still lacks attention. Even in the context of ambitious contemporary concepts, such as smart and sustainable city, the question remains: Do smart and sustainable cities consider inclusiveness of all their inhabitants? Among numerous evaluation systems that measure city’s smartness, sustainability or quality of life, those tackling inclusion are very rare. Specifically, disability inclusion is hardly covered. This may be one of the reasons why cities struggle with applying disability inclusion to practice in a holistic and integrative way. This paper proposes a Disability Inclusion Evaluation Tool (DIETool) and Disability Inclusion Performance Index (DIPI), designed to guide cities through a maze of accessibility and disability inclusion related requirements set within the political, legislative and standardization frameworks. The testing in two European cities shows that the tool is beneficial for providing diagnosis as to how disability friendly a city is, and as such offers an opportunity for designing informed corrective measures towards disability inclusive city design.

Depressions Plural

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
K W M (Bill) Fulford ◽  
David Crepaz-Keay ◽  
Giovanni Stanghellini
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
The Political ◽  
Medical Law ◽  
Isaiah Berlin ◽  
Political Philosopher

This chapter examines how values influence the heterogeneity of depression. The plurality of values is increasingly significant for contemporary person-centred mental health care with its emphasis on quality of life and development of self-manvnagement skills. Values-based practice is a partner with medical law invn working with the plurality of personal values. The chapter explains what values are, shows how the plurality of values influences the heterogeneity of depression at several levels, and provides an overview of values-based practice. It looks at the resources available for combining values-based practice with medical law in contemporary person-centred care and indicates some of the challenges this raises. It concludes with a brief reflection on these challenges understood as an instance of what the political philosopher Isaiah Berlin called the challenge of pluralism.

What is Happening in the United States? How Social Classes Influence the Political Life of the Country and its Health and Quality of Life

2021 ◽  
pp. 002073142199484
Author(s):  
Vicente Navarro
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
United States ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Universal Access ◽  
The United States ◽  
Political Context ◽  
Political Life ◽  
The Political ◽  
Race And Gender

This article analyses the political changes that have been occurring in the United States (including the elections for the presidency of the country) and their consequences for the health and quality of life of the population. A major thesis of this article is that there is a need to analyse, besides race and gender, other categories of power - such as social class - in order to understand what happens in the country. While the class structure of the United States is similar to that of major Western European countries, the political context is very different. The U.S. political context has resulted in the very limited power of its working class, which explains the scarcity of labor, political and social rights in the country, such as universal access to health care.

Green spaces, quality of life, and citizen perception in European cities

2021 ◽  
Vol 196 ◽  
pp. 110922 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincenzo Giannico ◽  
Giuseppina Spano ◽  
Mario Elia ◽  
Marina D’Este ◽  
Giovanni Sanesi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
European Cities

Alumni Evaluate Poly Sci Courses

1983 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 15-16
Author(s):  
Frank Whelon Wayman
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Occupational Status ◽  
The Political ◽  
University Of Michigan ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Arts Programs ◽  
The University

The political scientists at the University of Michigan, Dearborn, concerned about what becomes of political science majors in today's job market, have completed a survey of the occupational status and quality of life of recent alumni. This paper examines the potential contributions of that survey as a model for future evaluations of political science programs and other liberal arts programs. In the paper, I will discuss the design of the study, its findings, and the lessons that might be useful to those who would wish to do such studies on their own campuses.DesignThe University of Michigan, Dearborn evaluation was done primarily by, and for the benefit of, the political science faculty. Thus, the evaluation was tailored to particular faculty interests and concerns.

scholarly journals Qual o papel dos indicadores como instrumento de governança para auxiliar as cidades a se tornarem mais sustentáveis?

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 580
Author(s):  
Tatiana Soares Viana Ribeiro ◽  
Tatiana Tucunduva Philippi Cortese ◽  
Cláudia Terezinha Kniess ◽  
Diego De Melo Conti
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Cities ◽  
Urban Services ◽  
The Government

Cities need continual improvements as they grow, and the government needs to create the means to meet this demand. To assist in sustainable development for communities, ISO 37120 was created to focus on cities, with indicators for urban services and quality of life. This article seeks to understand if Indicators for Sustainable Cities can help Governance make more assertive decisions and improve the residents’ quality of life.

Judging in Practice

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Balinski ◽  
Rida Laraki
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Figure Skating ◽  
Life Index ◽  
Economist Intelligence Unit ◽  
Quality Of Life Index ◽  
The Common

This chapter presents mechanisms that help in transforming scores, measures, or grades of judges into the jury’s scores to determine the final rankings in wine, figure skating, diving, and other competitions. It also focuses on the common languages used by judges in permitting meaningful measurement in these competitions. The chapter discusses how these mechanisms are applied when evaluating and ranking students in their examinations, essays, and class performances, and also when evaluating and ranking employees, musicians, divers, and skaters in related competitions. It also describes how a quality-of-life index is prepared by the Economist Intelligence Unit in which rankings are given to specific countries. It is demonstrated in theory and practice that different approaches are used by judges in assigning scores to an individual competitor when they combine them in the competitor’s total jury score.

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