Key Issues in Urban and Regional Policy: Quality Concepts

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What is the definition of quality according to Italian specifications (UNI specification # 8289)?

Quality is determined by the cost of the product/system/component/service

Quality is subjective and cannot be objectively defined

Quality is irrelevant in the context of Italian specifications

The ability of a given product/system/component/service by its performance to meet the users’ requirements (correct)

What type of quality is implied performance that the users are expected to be given for granted?

Attractive quality

Basic quality

Implicit quality (correct)

Latent quality

What does 'latent quality' refer to?

Quality that is beyond users' requirements

Quality that is irrelevant to users

Minimum requirement quality

Unexpressed quality where users are not able to exactly express what would meet their requirements (correct)

In the context of transport supply, what does 'implicit quality' imply?

Quality that is given for granted Signup and view all the answers

What type of quality refers to performance and outcomes that are far beyond the users' requirements?

Attractive quality Signup and view all the answers

What does 'basic quality' in the provision of transport supply refer to?

Quality that meets the users' minimum requirements in a safe and clean environment Signup and view all the answers

What concept is highlighted in the text as a sum of various issues, achieved when a relative optimum is reached for the majority of users?

Sustainability Signup and view all the answers

Which protocol saw developed countries commit to reduce GHG emissions by 5.2% by 2012?

Kyoto Protocol Signup and view all the answers

Which conference resulted in 195 countries adopting the first-ever universal, legally binding global climate deal?

Paris Climate Conference Signup and view all the answers

What did the UN Stockholm conference stress the need for?

Reduced consumption of land, energy, and products Signup and view all the answers

What is the underpinning concept of the agreements made at the Paris climate conference?

Sustainability Signup and view all the answers

What did the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit emphasize the need to adopt?

New models and lifestyles Signup and view all the answers

From which year does the concept of sustainability originate?

1960s Signup and view all the answers

What does quality represent with regard to transportation policies?

$Only sustainability + accessibility + equity and gender + reliability + flexibility + control$ Signup and view all the answers

What commitment was made at the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit?

$Promote better quality of life for all and socio-economic development in line with the environment$ Signup and view all the answers

$What does sustainability originate from?$

1960’s studies and findings Signup and view all the answers

$What was highlighted as a concept under continuous development?$

Sustainability Signup and view all the answers

$At which summit did 183 countries agree on Agenda 21?$

Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit (1992) Signup and view all the answers

What are some of the challenges involved in improving sustainability in cities?

Regulatory and planning coherence, ambitious political visions, and adequate funding Signup and view all the answers

Which issues are considered demanding in terms of management in the sustainability decision process?

Natural resources and building stock, preservation of existing vegetation, and soil consumption Signup and view all the answers

What is emphasized as essential within hypercomplex systems in the context of sustainability decision making?

Governance and practice coherence Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what is required for achieving the goal of improving sustainability in cities?

Coherent regulatory and planning processes Signup and view all the answers

Which aspect is highlighted as a challenge for improving sustainability in cities?

Largest possible community participation Signup and view all the answers

What is identified as a multi-faceted challenge in improving sustainability in cities?

Preservation of existing vegetation and built heritage Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what is the vision for developing decisions for plans enforcing more different measures at a time?

To enable the enforcement of measures with short-term benefits, mostly of regulatory nature. Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'Policy Decision' imply according to the text?

It refers to the act of choosing between two or more courses of action. Signup and view all the answers

What are some elements involved in the decision process according to the text?

Understanding the reasons to change and goals to pursue/achieve. Signup and view all the answers

What do public policy decisions refer to according to the text?

The product of the activity of an authority invested with public power and governmental legitimacy. Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'Decision-making' entail according to the text?

The act of choosing between two or more courses of action. Signup and view all the answers

What is emphasized as essential within hypercomplex systems in the context of sustainability decision making according to the text?

The connection of intentionall _______ Signup and view all the answers

What is decision-making according to Dente 2014?

The act of choosing between two or more courses of action under the presence of decision criteria. Signup and view all the answers

Key Issues in Urban and Regional Policy: Quality Concepts

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What is the definition of quality according to Italian specifications (UNI specification # 8289)?

What type of quality is implied performance that the users are expected to be given for granted?

What does 'latent quality' refer to?

In the context of transport supply, what does 'implicit quality' imply?

What type of quality refers to performance and outcomes that are far beyond the users' requirements?

What does 'basic quality' in the provision of transport supply refer to?

What concept is highlighted in the text as a sum of various issues, achieved when a relative optimum is reached for the majority of users?

Which protocol saw developed countries commit to reduce GHG emissions by 5.2% by 2012?

Which conference resulted in 195 countries adopting the first-ever universal, legally binding global climate deal?

What did the UN Stockholm conference stress the need for?

What is the underpinning concept of the agreements made at the Paris climate conference?

What did the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit emphasize the need to adopt?

From which year does the concept of sustainability originate?

What does quality represent with regard to transportation policies?

What commitment was made at the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit?

$What does sustainability originate from?$

$What was highlighted as a concept under continuous development?$

$At which summit did 183 countries agree on Agenda 21?$

What are some of the challenges involved in improving sustainability in cities?

Which issues are considered demanding in terms of management in the sustainability decision process?

What is emphasized as essential within hypercomplex systems in the context of sustainability decision making?

According to the text, what is required for achieving the goal of improving sustainability in cities?

Which aspect is highlighted as a challenge for improving sustainability in cities?

What is identified as a multi-faceted challenge in improving sustainability in cities?

According to the text, what is the vision for developing decisions for plans enforcing more different measures at a time?

What does the term 'Policy Decision' imply according to the text?

What are some elements involved in the decision process according to the text?

What do public policy decisions refer to according to the text?

What does the term 'Decision-making' entail according to the text?

What is emphasized as essential within hypercomplex systems in the context of sustainability decision making according to the text?

What is decision-making according to Dente 2014?

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