A Tangible Understanding of Liveability: Making Liveability Operational
Translated title
A Tangible Understanding of Liveability
Author
Stougaard, Lasse Emil
Term
4. Term
Publication year
2016
Submitted on
2016-06-02
Pages
75
Abstract
This thesis examines how the notion of liveability can be made operational in urban planning by translating it into a simple, practical tool. Acknowledging that liveability is widely invoked yet poorly defined, the study poses the question of how to define liveability in a planning context and how to facilitate it as a tangible concept. It is a theoretical investigation from an urban planning perspective, drawing on recent literature on quality of life, a human ecology approach, and basic needs, and it outlines a research design and data collection. The outcome is a definition and a framework for a liveability concept aimed at practitioners such as municipal planners, designed for ease of use. The thesis does not specify which indicators to apply, but recommends using no more than 25 to avoid undue complexity. Components such as mobility and basic needs are incorporated in the framework, while the selection of concrete indicators is left for future research.
Specialet undersøger, hvordan begrebet liveability kan gøres operationelt i byplanlægning ved at omsætte det til et enkelt, anvendeligt værktøj. Med udgangspunkt i, at liveability er udbredt men uklart defineret, formulerer studiet et forskningsspørgsmål om, hvordan liveability kan defineres i en planlægningskontekst og faciliteres i en håndgribelig konceptualisering. Arbejdet er et teoretisk studie med et byplanfagligt perspektiv, der trækker på nyere litteratur om livskvalitet, en humanøkologisk tilgang og grundlæggende behov, og det beskriver forskningsdesign og dataindsamling. Resultatet er en begrebsdefinition og en ramme for et liveability-koncept målrettet bl.a. kommunale planlæggere, udformet med fokus på enkel anvendelighed. Specialet behandler ikke valg af specifikke indikatorer, men anbefaler at anvende højst 25 for at undgå kompleksitet. Elementer som mobilitet og basale behov indgår i rammen, mens den konkrete indikatorudvælgelse henvises til videre studier.
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