Urbanism and happiness: A test of Wirth’s theory of urban life

Social scientists have long studied the effects of cities on human wellbeing and happiness. This article demonstrates that people in cities are less happy, confirming a long-standing argument in the literature. But it had not yet been tested whether it is urbanism that negatively affects happiness,...

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Published in:	Urban studies (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 2018-02, Vol.55 (2), p.349-364
Main Authors:	Okulicz-Kozaryn, Adam, Mazelis, Joan Maya
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Blame Cities Crime Density Disease control Happiness Health behavior Health services Population density Poverty Prevention Quality of life Risk behavior Risk factors Rural urban relations Social problems Social sciences Social scientists Socioeconomic factors Surveillance Surveillance systems Urban areas Urban crime Urban poverty Urban studies Urbanism Well being
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