Abstract

Nowadays, the quality of life in urban environments is a controversial issue discussed in different studies as a response to many recent problems faced by cities around the world. This issue has been the center of discussion in different studies given that, based on tangible and intangible characteristics of human life. It has become one of the main concerns of every society. Since people carry out different responsibilities in urban environments, an assessment of city life is of major importance. Given that urban planning significantly impacts human health and the level of satisfaction, the study is aimed to assess the quality of life in the urban environments based on subjective and objective indicators that can be applied to improve health communication and urban vitality. For the purposes of this study, urban life in the city of Famagusta, as the most important city of North Cyprus, was investigated according to the quality of life indicator.

Highlights

  • The immigration forms and attempts to increaseCivil Engineering and Architecture 8(5): 860-872, 2020 urbanism directly affect QOL so the governance, urban planners and other relative communities tried to support the differences by applying the nature of job opportunities and the competitiveness of urban areas [4]

  • In order to determine the quality of life in the urban environment, the conditions of the environment should be measured according to the applied indicators

  • The assessment of QOL in the urban environment is taken into careful consideration by various professionals in different fields especially those in urban planning

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Introduction

Civil Engineering and Architecture 8(5): 860-872, 2020 urbanism directly affect QOL so the governance, urban planners and other relative communities tried to support the differences by applying the nature of job opportunities and the competitiveness of urban areas [4]. In order to determine the quality of life in the urban environment, the conditions of the environment should be measured according to the applied indicators. If those conditions have been changed over time, it should be considered whether the changes have had an improving or deteriorating effect on QOL. The assessment of QOL in the urban environment is taken into careful consideration by various professionals in different fields especially those in urban planning. The study has designed based on subjective and objective dimensions and develop widespread relative indicators in order to assess QOL in the urban environment. The assessment is examined in the case study of Famagusta

Quality of Life
Quality of Life and Sustainable Development
Quality of Life and Urban Environments
Investigating Quality of Life in Urban Environment
Objective Indicators
Subjective Indicators
Case Study
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