Well-being in Danish cities

The report provides a comprehensive picture of well-being in the major Danish cities, by looking at a wide range of dimensions that shape people lives.€ It contains both objective and subjective indicators meant to help policy makers, citizens and other stakeholders to better understand living conditions not only among cities but also among the different neighbourhoods within cities. This information can help policy makers build a development strategy based on well-being metrics, and choose the courses of action that will make the most difference in people lives.

Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of contents; Executive summary; Chapter 1. Well-being in cities: Rationale and definitions; Introduction; Identifying cities in Denmark; What approach to measure well-being in cities?; What this report offers; How can the results of this report be used?; Notes; References; Annex 1.A1. Cities in Denmark approximated to the closest municipal boundaries; Chapter 2. The geography of well-being in Danish cities; Introduction; How Danish cities fare on the different well-being dimensions?; Improving the measurement of well-being in cities; Notes; References.

Annex 2.A1. Summary of data sources and scalesAnnex 2.A2. Life expectancy and its correlates; Chapter 3. Well-being inside the city; Introduction; Where do people reside within Danish cities?; The spatial segregation of people by income; Spatial inequalities in employment outcomes; Summary and data challenges; Note; References; Chapter 4. Towards a wider use of well-being metrics for cities and regions: Challenges and way forward; Recent examples on the use of a well-being approach in subnational policy making; Annex A. Well-being snapshots of Danish cities.