Subjec i e (social) well-being in he neighbou hood: A concep ual
explo a ion
E. Papas e giou1,2, A h. Kaloge esis1, G. Pozoukidou1
A ilia ion: 1School o Spa ial Planning and De elopmen , A is o le Uni e si y o Thessaloniki (AUTh), 54124
Thessaloniki, G eece
2Email: el[email p o ec ed]h.g
Elli Papas e giou (h ps://o cid.o g/0009-0000-3477-7633)
D . A hanasios Kaloge esis
D . Geo gia Pozoukidou (h ps://o cid.o g/0000-0002-8497-0420) is an Associa e P o esso
o U ban Planning, Policies and Land Use Models, Facul y o Enginee ing a he A is o le
Uni e si y o Thessaloniki, G eece. She holds an enginee ing deg ee in Spa ial Planning and
Regional De elopmen (Uni e si y o Thessaly, GR). Be o e he appoin men as a acul y
membe , she wo ked in he p i a e and public sec o s in he USA and G eece, gaining
signi ican expe ience on he issues o land use planning, u ban modeling, p o ec ion and
managemen o he na u al and cul u al landscapes, as well as pa icipa o y planning p ac ices.
He scien i ic in e es s ocus on spa ial planning wi h emphasis on spa ial models and he use
o quan i a i e me hods o unde s and land-use anspo in e ac ions. Mos ecen ly she has
been explo ing he idea o 15-minu e ci y and ci ies o p oximi ies as an al e na i e na a i e o
he dominan mobili y o ien ed u ban de elopmen s a egies. She has published mo e han 70
scien i ic pape s.
Abs ac
This pape explo es he ela ionships be ween place and subjec i e well-being. Despi e he
subs an ial g ow h in s udies on his opic ac oss mul iple disciplines, he e is s ill a long oad
ahead o u ban planning heo y. This wo k in oduces a no el concep ual amewo k ha
illus a es in a s uc u ed manne he in e ela ions be ween place and subjec i e well-being,
unco e ing he media ing ole o sense o place and highligh ing he ans o ma i e po en ial
o mic o- and small-
s udy emphasizes he signi icance o unde s anding subjec i e well-being a he neighbou hood
scale o in o med u ban planning and policy making, con ibu ing o he heo e ical discou se
on people-place ela ions.
Keywo ds: subjec i e well-being; neighbou hood; sense o place; social well-being; mic o and
small-sized businesses
1. In oduc ion
People and places a e
6. F om Place o Subjec i e Well-Being: De eloping a Concep ual F amewo k
