An Invitation to Submit and Introduction to the Book, Policy and Initiative Reviews Section
Published in International Journal of Community Well-Being
Bridging the Gap between the Sustainable Development Goals and Happiness Metrics
Published in International Journal of Community Well-Being
International institutions, national governments and communities are promoting and measuring happiness in various ways. However, as of the writing of this article, there is not an agreed upon happiness index that institutions, governments, and communities use to gather and compare data. On the other hand, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), w...
Bringing the Neighbourhood Into Urban Infill Development in the Interest of Well-Being
Published in International Journal of Community Well-Being
This article examines the contradictory proposed connections between compact urban form and small housing and human well-being. Whereas planners have argued the merits of smart growth and more compact urban form, compared to the traditional North American sprawling suburb, since at least the 1990s, other researchers and the global urban development...
The Happiness Analyzer – Developing a New Technique for Measuring Subjective Well-Being
Published in International Journal of Community Well-Being
In 2013 the OECD published a guideline for measuring subjective well-being in greater detail to collect data in the quality needed as a basis for efficient decisions to improve subjective well-being and the evaluation of those decisions to enable continuous learning. Unfortunately, many studies do not measure subjective well-being according to this...
Economy Doesn’t Buy Community Wellbeing: a Study of Factors Shaping Community Wellbeing in South Korea
Published in International Journal of Community Well-Being
Urban scholars have long viewed cities as competing to attract residents. Recently, this competition has expanded to the scope of livability and community quality of life indicators. Cities regularly advertise their high rankings on livability scores to attract new residents. Meanwhile, the 2007–2008 Global Financial Crisis has emphasized the impor...
Review of the European reference framework for sustainable cities
Published in International Journal of Community Well-Being
This review examines the European Reference Framework for Sustainable Cities, an online framework for use by urban practitioners to evaluate and visualize the sustainability profile and priorities of an urban sustainability plan, policy, or initiative. This review presents recognized benefits and challenges from a testing phase of the framework, ho...
Introduction to the Inaugural Issue of International Journal of Community Well-Being
Published in International Journal of Community Well-Being
Indicators and Community Well-Being: Exploring a Relational Framework
Published in International Journal of Community Well-Being
Indicators are used in a variety of contexts for exploring community and regional conditions, progress towards goals, and gauging current conditions. We explore the role indicators play in aiding assessment of community well-being, including how they are applied. We consider community well-being to be a comprehensive concept in many dimensions of c...
Community Well-Being in Neighbourhoods: Achieving Community and Open-Minded Space through Engagement in Neighbourhoods
Published in International Journal of Community Well-Being
This article identifies an opportunity to reinvigorate our theoretical understanding of community well-being at the neighbourhood scale as increasing numbers of cities around the world turn their attention to neighbourhood scale redevelopment of model sustainable communities. We identify three primary theoretical axes for this reinvention of the no...
The Social and Cognitive Transformation of Older Adult Women: an Analysis of Community Well-Being for a University-Based...
Published in International Journal of Community Well-Being
Lifelong learning is a social and cognitive process that helps individuals build on their knowledge, skills, and abilities throughout their lives. This process is transformational for older adults. This study examines the social and cognitive transformation of older adult women involved in a large lifelong learning institute in the United States. S...
