Smartness that matters: towards a comprehensive and human-centred characterisation of smart cities

AP Lara, EM Da Costa, TZ Furlani… - Journal of Open Innovation …, 2016 - Elsevier
The term 'smart cities' is a widely used, but at the same time a highly fuzzy concept. The
fuzziness hinders our understanding on the benefits of its adoption, and explains the …

A sco** review: Social participation as a cornerstone of successful aging in place among rural older adults

LF Carver, R Beamish, SP Phillips, M Villeneuve - Geriatrics, 2018 - mdpi.com
Despite obstacles, many rural-dwelling older adults report that positive aspects of rural
residence, such as attachment to community, social participation, and familiarity, create a …

[LIBRO][B] Mobile lives

A Elliott, J Urry - 2010 - taylorfrancis.com
How should we understand the personal and social impacts of complex mobility systems?
Can lifestyles based around intensive travel, transport and tourism be maintained in the 21st …

The importance of neighborhood social cohesion and social capital for the well being of older adults in the community

JM Cramm, HM Van Dijk, AP Nieboer - The Gerontologist, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Purpose of the Study: We aimed to investigate whether social capital (obtaining
support through indirect ties such as from neighbors) and social cohesion …

[LIBRO][B] Medical sociology

WC Cockerham - 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
The most thorough major academic textbook available, this classic text presents the most
important research studies in the field. The author also integrates engaging first-person …

Geographically varying associations between personality and life satisfaction in the London metropolitan area

M Jokela, W Bleidorn, ME Lamb… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Residential location is thought to influence people's well-being, but different individuals may
value residential areas differently. We examined how life satisfaction and personality traits …

Social capital, health behaviours and health: a population-based associational study

T Nieminen, R Prättälä, T Martelin, T Härkänen… - BMC public health, 2013 - Springer
Background Social capital is associated with health behaviours and health. Our objective
was to explore how different dimensions of social capital and health-related behaviours are …

The impact of online social networking on adolescent psychological well-being (WB): a population-level analysis of Korean school-aged children

HH Kim - International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines the extent to which online media activities are associated with
psychological well-being of adolescents. Data come from the Korean Youth Panel Survey …

Community engagement in deprived neighbourhoods during the COVID-19 crisis: perspectives for more resilient and healthier communities

L Den Broeder, J South, A Rothoff… - Health promotion …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The current COVID-19 pandemic confines people to their homes, disrupting the fragile social
fabric of deprived neighbourhoods and citizen's participation options. In deprived …

Salir Adelante: Social capital and resilience during the Covid-19 pandemic in Argentina

ED Carter, ML Cordero - Health & place, 2022 - Elsevier
The Covid-19 pandemic has stimulated new appraisals of how social cohesion, including
neighborhood-level social capital, fosters resilience in the face of crisis. Several studies …