S08-S4 Happy Communities: Effects of Social Interaction
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Special Sessions
| Friday, September 1, 2017 |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
| HC 1312.0018 |
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Conveners: Aleid Brouwer, Eveline van Leeuwen, Heike Delfmann / Chair: Marloes Hoogerbrugge
Speaker
Dr. Ebru Vesile Öcalır Akünal
Associate Professor
Gazi University
Importance of public participation and energy democracy for sustainable communities
Author(s) - Presenters are indicated with (p)
Ozge Yalciner Ercoskun, Ebru Vesile Öcalır Akünal (p)
Discussant for this paper
Marloes Hoogerbrugge
Abstract
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Prof. Martijn Burger
Full Professor
Erasmus University Rotterdam and Open University of the Netherlands
Neighbourhood-Based Social Capital and Life Satisfaction: The Case of Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Author(s) - Presenters are indicated with (p)
Marloes Hoogerbrugge (p), Martijn Burger (p)
Discussant for this paper
Ebru Vesile Öcalır Aküna
Abstract
In this study, we examine the relationship between neighbourhood-based social capital and residents’ life satisfaction, taking into account resident heterogeneity. We find that social contacts and social cohesion in the neighbourhood have a small positive but significant effect on life satisfaction for inhabitants of the city of Rotterdam (The Netherlands). However, we also find considerable differences between residents in that neighbourhood-based social capital is mainly important for people who are more likely to spend a lot of time in the neighborhood or are less mobile. These residents include lower-educated people, people living on welfare, people with a poor health, retired people, and people who are divorced or widowed.
