- Produce accurate
and credible information on the quality of life that can inform government,
corporate, insititutional, and community policy makers, enabling them
to make more rational decisions about the region's future.
- Measure and document
public perceptions about salient aspects of community life in the region
at the beginning of the 21st century and identify the extent to which
they have changed since the 1960s.
- Establish a benchmark
for assessing future change in the perceived quality of life and changes
in community and environmental conditions throughout the 21st century.
- Determine how
much public perceptions correspond to the community and environmental
conditions associated with where people live.
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