Economics of Happiness in Urban Environment: the case of European cities

Project title in Latvian: Laimes ekonomika urbānā vidē: Eiropas pilsētu gadījums

Project title in English: Economics of Happiness in Urban Environment: the case of European cities 

Project No.: LU-BA-ZG-2024/1-0021

Implementation period: 01.09.2024.-28.02.2026.

Funding: 69 062,00 EUR

Project leader (researcher (professor): Oļegs Krasnopjorovs

Project aim: The project aims to develop a modern and robust urban quality of life assessment system that can serve as an analytical basis for lagging European cities to reach the level of the most developed European cities. The project provides a systematic evaluation of various aspects of quality of life, including safety and trust, environment and infrastructure, urban governance, employment, and poverty.

The project is a quantitative study in economics with knowledge transfer to data science, sociology, and anthropology.

The project is one of the activities supported under the Recovery and Resilience Facility project ‘Internal and External Consolidation of the University of Latvia’ (No. 5.2.1.1.i.0/2/24/I/CFLA/007).