Identifying Context-Specific Categories for Visualizing Livability of Cities—a Case Study of Malmö
Livability is a concept being applied to cities, even though it is vague. Worldwide, there are several livable city ranking schemes in use, which compare the livability of cities by making use of standardized indicator sets. The research presented here recognizes, as a point of departure, that each...
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author | Kyoko Takahashi Shogo Kudo Norikazu Furukawa Doreen Ingosan Allasiw Eigo Tateishi Joakim Nordqvist |
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description | Livability is a concept being applied to cities, even though it is vague. Worldwide, there are several livable city ranking schemes in use, which compare the livability of cities by making use of standardized indicator sets. The research presented here recognizes, as a point of departure, that each city is unique, implying that comparisons of cities by standardized categories only does not adequately reflect the reality of each city. A qualitative approach to identify context-specific categories of livability is proposed and employed to the case of Malmo ̈ in Sweden. Through interviews, nine context-specific categories were identified and visualized. The findings of the study demonstrate that a qualitative approach enables a more in-depth description of livability categories because it can capture and illustrate relationships among the categories. An explicit awareness of such relationships may provide a more holistic perspective to city officials and planners as they aim to improve the livability of their cities. The study concludes that a qualitative approach in identifying context-specific categories can complement existing assessment schemes and allow a better grasp of livability challenges to cities. |
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spelling | doaj.art-1157a84b2a4447c3a2b0960178fe23722022-12-22T01:02:01ZengLibrellophChallenges in Sustainability2297-64772297-64772018-11-0161526410.12924/cis2018.06010052Identifying Context-Specific Categories for Visualizing Livability of Cities—a Case Study of MalmöKyoko Takahashi0Shogo Kudo1Norikazu Furukawa2 Doreen Ingosan Allasiw3Eigo Tateishi4Joakim Nordqvist5Graduate Program in Sustainability Science - Global Leadership Initiative, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, JapanGraduate Program in Sustainability Science - Global Leadership Initiative, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, JapanGraduate Program in Sustainability Science - Global Leadership Initiative, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, JapanGraduate Program in Sustainability Science - Global Leadership Initiative, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Urban Studies, Malmö University, SwedenDepartment of Urban Studies, Malmö University, SwedenLivability is a concept being applied to cities, even though it is vague. Worldwide, there are several livable city ranking schemes in use, which compare the livability of cities by making use of standardized indicator sets. The research presented here recognizes, as a point of departure, that each city is unique, implying that comparisons of cities by standardized categories only does not adequately reflect the reality of each city. A qualitative approach to identify context-specific categories of livability is proposed and employed to the case of Malmo ̈ in Sweden. Through interviews, nine context-specific categories were identified and visualized. The findings of the study demonstrate that a qualitative approach enables a more in-depth description of livability categories because it can capture and illustrate relationships among the categories. An explicit awareness of such relationships may provide a more holistic perspective to city officials and planners as they aim to improve the livability of their cities. The study concludes that a qualitative approach in identifying context-specific categories can complement existing assessment schemes and allow a better grasp of livability challenges to cities.http://www.librelloph.com/challengesinsustainability/article/view/cis-6.1.52context-specific categorieslivability; Malmö; visualizing livabilitylivabilityMalmö; visualizing livabilityMalmövisualizing livability |
spellingShingle | Kyoko Takahashi Shogo Kudo Norikazu Furukawa Doreen Ingosan Allasiw Eigo Tateishi Joakim Nordqvist Identifying Context-Specific Categories for Visualizing Livability of Cities—a Case Study of Malmö Challenges in Sustainability context-specific categories livability; Malmö; visualizing livability livability Malmö; visualizing livability Malmö visualizing livability |
title | Identifying Context-Specific Categories for Visualizing Livability of Cities—a Case Study of Malmö |
title_full | Identifying Context-Specific Categories for Visualizing Livability of Cities—a Case Study of Malmö |
title_fullStr | Identifying Context-Specific Categories for Visualizing Livability of Cities—a Case Study of Malmö |
title_full_unstemmed | Identifying Context-Specific Categories for Visualizing Livability of Cities—a Case Study of Malmö |
title_short | Identifying Context-Specific Categories for Visualizing Livability of Cities—a Case Study of Malmö |
title_sort | identifying context specific categories for visualizing livability of cities a case study of malmo |
topic | context-specific categories livability; Malmö; visualizing livability livability Malmö; visualizing livability Malmö visualizing livability |
url | http://www.librelloph.com/challengesinsustainability/article/view/cis-6.1.52 |
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