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Investigating Subjective and Objective Quality of Life in Rural Areas: the Case of Tehran Province in Iran

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Názov: Investigating Subjective and Objective Quality of Life in Rural Areas: the Case of Tehran Province in Iran
Autori: Ardestani, Leila, Choobchian, Shahla, Sadighi, Hassan, Azadi, Hossein, Viira, Ants-Hannes, Tanaskovik, Vjekoslav, Kurban, Alishir
Zdroj: Applied Research in Quality of Life. 17:671-702
Informácie o vydavateľovi: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.
Rok vydania: 2021
Predmety: 0211 other engineering and technologies, 1. No poverty, 02 engineering and technology, Agriculture & agronomy, Objective indicators, Life sciences, Subjective indicators, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Villagers quality of life, Agriculture & agronomie, 11. Sustainability, Sciences du vivant, Rural and urban development, Life-span and Life-course Studies
Popis: Given the importance of measuring QOL and the need for sound and efficient planning to improve and enhance the well-being of citizens, the objective of this study was to investigate QOL in rural areas of Tehran province, Iran. To this end, the relevant literature and secondary sources were used to develop a questionnaire whose validity was determined by a panel of experts. To the best knowledge of the authors, no similar study has assessed QOL in rural areas of Tehran province and none of them has compared objective and subjective QOL in rural areas. The findings showed that in terms of objective QOL, which indicates the minimum living standards, the villagers in Tehran province were in a moderate to high status, but in the subjective QOL, about 20% of the villagers were rated as poor. According to the findings, there was a significant difference between the residents of different rural areas of Tehran in terms of objective and subjective QOL at the 99% level, but the differences were not the same. This calls for policymakers’ attention. In this regard, policies should be put on the planning agenda to reduce rural migration by adopting a coordinated approach to rural and urban development and improving the physical and environmental conditions of rural communities to provide welfare services and reduce the disparity between urban and rural areas.
Druh dokumentu: Article
Jazyk: English
ISSN: 1871-2576
1871-2584
DOI: 10.1007/s11482-020-09897-0
Prístupová URL adresa: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11482-020-09897-0
Rights: Springer TDM
Prístupové číslo: edsair.doi.dedup.....6f5b3c6696da2d50853e3af92d51af08
Databáza: OpenAIRE
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Abstrakt:Given the importance of measuring QOL and the need for sound and efficient planning to improve and enhance the well-being of citizens, the objective of this study was to investigate QOL in rural areas of Tehran province, Iran. To this end, the relevant literature and secondary sources were used to develop a questionnaire whose validity was determined by a panel of experts. To the best knowledge of the authors, no similar study has assessed QOL in rural areas of Tehran province and none of them has compared objective and subjective QOL in rural areas. The findings showed that in terms of objective QOL, which indicates the minimum living standards, the villagers in Tehran province were in a moderate to high status, but in the subjective QOL, about 20% of the villagers were rated as poor. According to the findings, there was a significant difference between the residents of different rural areas of Tehran in terms of objective and subjective QOL at the 99% level, but the differences were not the same. This calls for policymakers’ attention. In this regard, policies should be put on the planning agenda to reduce rural migration by adopting a coordinated approach to rural and urban development and improving the physical and environmental conditions of rural communities to provide welfare services and reduce the disparity between urban and rural areas.
ISSN:18712576
18712584
DOI:10.1007/s11482-020-09897-0