Lifeometer 2.0: Livability Scores for Dutch Neighborhoods, 2002-2014
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Description
A hundred objective indicators provide livability scores for all inhabited neighborhoods and streets in the Netherlands. The dataset contains livability and development classes for the years 2002, 2008, 2012, and 2014, produced by the Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties. It includes shapefiles for topographical layouts and deviations from the national average for 2012 and 2014.
Use Cases
Monitor neighborhood livability trends over time based on the hundred indicators.
Evaluate policy impact on local areas using the provided livability and development classes.
Compare specific neighborhoods to the national average using the deviation scores for 2012 and 2014.
Create thematic maps for policy preparation using the included geospatial shapefiles.
Strengths
Based on a hundred objective indicators for consistent measurement.
Provides temporal coverage across four specific years: 2002, 2008, 2012, and 2014.
Includes geospatial shapefiles for visual analysis and mapping.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
Source
Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties
Collection Method
Likely compiled from administrative and statistical sources using a revised model.
Time Range
2002, 2008, -2012, 2014
Freshness
Model was revised in 2015; data covers up to 2014.
Geography
Netherlands (all inhabited neighborhoods and streets)
Data is packaged in a ZIP file; requires GIS software to utilize the shapefiles.