Quality Of Life Index: An Essential Requirement for Smart City
Journal Title: GRD Journal for Engineering - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 0
Abstract
For many years, economic indicators such as the gross national product and customer price index have been the primary measure on “progress “available to decision makers. However, decision makers are being challenged to produce change that improves the quality of life in social, economic, environment, health, political, education and infrastructural sense. It was also generally said that if a big industrial complex is established anywhere, it will lead to a marked change in the surrounding area in terms of general changes in development and implement in employment opturnities, income generation and consequently in the quality of life of people. But unfortunately small towns have not attracted industries or people and have not served as counter magnets to the growth of big cities; as such there is deterioration in the quality of life of dwellers of big cities due to this very reason. In the present paper an attempt has been made to evolve a composite index for quality of life urban dwellers. By considering seven main indicators like Natural Environment, Physical Environments, Health, Economic, Social, Political, Educational and Infrastructure affecting quality of life. The subjective measures for all factors given by stake holders and objective measures by expert, to a normalized scale. The importance weighing, on a rank order scale. The study offers a way of expressing the quality of life index using mathematical modelling. The indices of seven indicators that were used to complete QOL Index. This study also helps local Government, policy makers, planners, non-government organization and research scholars for decision making tool for development of city region.
Authors and Affiliations
Jagirdar Tariq, Patel Harsh, Chisty Irfan I. , Randeri Muaavin M.
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