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The effect of green areas on life satisfaction: a comparison of subjective and objective measures

In: Handbook on Wellbeing, Happiness and the Environment

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  • Teresa Ruckelshauß

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Based on the life satisfaction approach this chapter examines the effect of green space on life satisfaction using data from the 2012 European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) and the Land Use and Coverage Area frame Survey (LUCAS). Results indicate that, controlling for a wide range of individual and macro-level factors, there exists a significant relationship between subjectively perceived green space accessibility and life satisfaction in the 27 member states of the European Union as of 2012. The derived monetary value for an increase in green space seems large compared to previous results, which might be attributable to weaknesses in the data. An objective measure of the amount of green space, however, shows no significant relationship with life satisfaction.

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  • Teresa Ruckelshauß, 2020. "The effect of green areas on life satisfaction: a comparison of subjective and objective measures," Chapters, in: David Maddison & Katrin Rehdanz & Heinz Welsch (ed.), Handbook on Wellbeing, Happiness and the Environment, chapter 13, pages 245-265, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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