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Assessments of Conceptual in Quality of Urban Life Measurements and Dimensional Recommendations

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  • Yildiz Akpolat

    (Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Sociology, Izmir, Turkey)

  • Fusun Kokalan Cimrin

    (Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Sociology, Izmir, Turkey)

  • Aykut Caliskan

    (Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Sociology, Izmir, Turkey)

Abstract

In pursuit of the ideal of well-being for the benefit of the individual, the concept of quality of life, which is physically meaningful through cities, attributes value to social indicators and the satisfaction of these indicators. The theoretical perspective presented to the literature is not in a standard structure due to the different spatial that process the cultural fabric. This situation necessarily led us to search for a model in Turkey. Representing our area offered a standard structure due to the different spatial functioning of the cultural fabric of the validity of the theoretical perspective we are compelled to search for models in Turkey has led to private. In this study, in which the causal-comparative quantitative research method was used, the indicators that were taken as the basis for measuring the quality of life of cities by Turkish Statistical Institute TSI in 2015 were reconsidered with the secondary data analysis technique and were subjected to factor analysis in statistical terms. It has been understood that the factors in the field of significance gravity of urban life quality in the dimension determination processes are encapsulated by social needs, spatial situation, satisfaction with public services, socio-economic development, and life satisfaction. It is predicted that this study, in which the effort to continue its journey with a tool that measures the importance levels and satisfaction of the quality of life indicators, will contribute to the development of social sciences in our country.

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  • Yildiz Akpolat & Fusun Kokalan Cimrin & Aykut Caliskan, 2021. "Assessments of Conceptual in Quality of Urban Life Measurements and Dimensional Recommendations," Journal of Economy Culture and Society, Istanbul University, Faculty of Economics, vol. 64(64), pages 313-335, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ist:iujecs:v:64:y:2021:i:0:p:313-335
    DOI: 10.26650/JECS2020-808723
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