Equity in the city : on measuring urban (ine)quality of life

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

BRAMBILA, M.

DEFAP, Catholic Univ., Milan, Italie

MICHELANGELI, A.

Dept. of Economics, Management and Statistics (DEMS), Univ. of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italie

PELUSO, E.

Dept. of Economics, Univ., Verona, Italie

Description :
This paper proposes an innovative methodology to measure urban quality of life in Milan when equity concerns arise. To do so, it introduces preferences for even accessibility to amenities throughout the city into the QoL assessment. The index is then reformulated to account for the unequal availability of amenities across neighbourhoods. The more unbalanced the distribution of amenities across neighbourhoods, the lower the assessment based on the new index. The results show that the unequal distribution of amenities across neighbourhoods significantly affects the assessment of QoL for that city.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Urban studies (Harlow), issn : 0042-0980, 2013, vol. 50, n°. 16, p. 3025-3224, nombre de pages : 200, Références bibliographiques : 3 p.

Date :
2013

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Harlow, Longman Group

Langue :
Anglais