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urban geo quality of life
uco hurt exam 2
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Geography
Undergraduate 2
10/24/2012

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when did the us start using the quality of life
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1960's
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who wrote a book called "the quality of life" in 1970
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James Michner
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today, what does quality of life mean
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personal happiness
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who wrote the book "your city"
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edward thorndike
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what did the book "your city" say?
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cities that have a higher quality of life attracted more people
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what 9 factors are typically used in determining quality of life
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1) economy
2)healthcare # of hospitals
3) income
4) housing
5) education
6) climate
7) transportation
8) leisure
9) crime
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what is a trend we noticed about the 10 best quality of life cities we looked at in class
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most were suburbs, most population around 20,000
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