Topic – Happiness

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  Ranking the peacefulness of US cities

  Houston scores 5th to last

  Matt Dietrichson, Apr 25, 12.

  Houston ranked 57th out of 61 major metropolitan areas surveyed in the United States Peace Index 2012.

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  Houston Chronicle Editorial Board

  Gross National Happiness

  Editorial, Apr 11, 12.

  Can we measure Gross National Happiness?

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  Should Gross National Happiness replace GDP?

  A more sustainable approach

  Matt Dietrichson, Apr 03, 12.

  A new report shows that social factors are more important than wealth when it comes to happiness, and some believe a new development paradigm is in order.

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  Richard Florida

  Why some cities are healthier

  Senior Editor at The Atlantic / Director of Martin Prosperity Institute at University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, Jan 10, 12.

  Why some cities are healthier than others

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  David Crossley

  Garden cities & giant parks

  President, Houston Tomorrow, Nov 08, 11.

  Garden cities and giant nature parks

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  Maryland is 1st state to measure “Genuine Progress”

  Quality of life impacts

  David Crossley, Oct 25, 11.

  Maryland is the first state to measure positive and negative impacts of long-term prosperity.

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  Kaid Benfield

  The Pursuit of Happiness

  Director, Sustainable Commuities and Smart Growth, NRDC; co-founder, LEED-ND rating system, Jul 05, 11.

  How do communities make us happy?

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  Bicycle friendly cities are happier, wealthier

  Bike safety = healthier people

  Jay Blazek Crossley, Jun 28, 11.

  American cities that are safer and more comfortable for biking contain healthier and happier people, according to Richard Florida analysis.

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  Professor studies moral costs of sprawl

  'Perpetuation of inequality'

  Alan Halter, Jun 24, 11.

  Sprawl perpetuates socioeconomic inequalities by weakening citizen participation, a researcher says.

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  Houston Green Film Series: The Economics of Happiness

  Jay Blazek Crossley, May 10, 11.

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