Aspects et mesure de la qualité de vie : évolution et renouvellement des tableaux de bord métropolitains

Abstract

For a number of years now, government bodies at all levels have been concerned with measuring quality of life within urban areas. This paper reviews the models used by Canada’s metropolises to measure quality of life. It examines how the models have evolved and their capacity to consider various issues which have become associated with the notion of quality of life, such as social development, environment, risk society, urban surroundings, or urban competitiveness.

Keywords

• quality of life
• evaluation report
• canadian metropolitan areas
• risk
• competitiveness