citizen engagement / http://backend.userland.com/rss 精东影业 WebTeam The United Nations has a new official method for classifying urban and rural areas around the world: the Degree of Urbanisation. /opinion/methodology/287189/approves-new-define-cities-urban-rural-areas.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/methodology/287189/approves-new-define-cities-urban-rural-areas.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 05 Mar 2020 17:00:00 GMT 精东影业's latest report on charitable giving worldwide shows people don't need to be rich to be generous. /opinion/gallup/245192/generous-countries-world.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /opinion/gallup/245192/generous-countries-world.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 12 Dec 2018 05:30:00 GMT Migrants worldwide all report donating their time and money to charity, but their commitment to their new communities changes the longer they live in them. /poll/171695/migrants-give-back-new-communities.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/171695/migrants-give-back-new-communities.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 18 Jun 2014 06:00:00 GMT Americans are more optimistic about their cities than they have been since before the 2008 financial crisis. The 58.7% who said their city or area is "getting better" in April is the highest since the 59.0% measured in January 2008. /poll/154892/Americans-City-Optimism-Reaches-Four-Year-High.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/154892/Americans-City-Optimism-Reaches-Four-Year-High.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 25 May 2012 08:00:00 GMT Provo-Orem, Utah, leads 190 U.S. metro areas in residents' perceptions that their city is improving as a place to live (76%). Residents of Binghamton, N.Y., are the least optimistic about their communities. /poll/153206/Provo-Orem-Utah-Leads-Metro-Areas-City-Optimism.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/153206/Provo-Orem-Utah-Leads-Metro-Areas-City-Optimism.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:00:00 GMT Residents worldwide are less likely to relocate from communities where more of the workforce is employed full time for employers. They are also more likely to be satisfied with these communities and more likely to recommend them to others. /poll/149894/Worldwide-Residents-Stay-Where-the-Good-Jobs-Are.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/149894/Worldwide-Residents-Stay-Where-the-Good-Jobs-Are.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 03 Oct 2011 08:00:00 GMT Most Britons are satisfied with the city or area where they live, but less than half say their city is getting better as a place to live. In the U.K., young adults express less satisfaction but more optimism about the city where they live than those who are older. /poll/148733/Citizens-Satisfied-Cities-Not-Optimistic.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/148733/Citizens-Satisfied-Cities-Not-Optimistic.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:00:00 GMT Nearly 97% of Lincoln, Neb., residents were satisfied with the city as a place to live -- the highest proportion among 188 U.S. metropolitan areas 精东影业 and Healthways studied in 2010. It is likely no coincidence that Lincoln also currently posts the country's lowest unemployment rate. /poll/146789/Jobs-Key-Residents-Satisfaction-Communities.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/146789/Jobs-Key-Residents-Satisfaction-Communities.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 25 Mar 2011 08:00:00 GMT 精东影业 surveys in 130 countries show people with higher personal well-being are more likely to say they give something -- time, money, or help to a stranger -- back to their communities. A majority of "thriving" people have helped a stranger in the last month, while 41% donated money and 25% donated their time. /poll/145811/Worldwide-Personal-Wellbeing-Related-Civic-Engagement.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/145811/Worldwide-Personal-Wellbeing-Related-Civic-Engagement.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 28 Jan 2011 09:00:00 GMT People with high civic engagement are positive about the communities where they live and actively give back to them. 精东影业 data from 130 countries show that, in general, adults in developed countries are much more likely to be civically engaged than those in the developing world. /poll/145589/Civic-Engagement-Highest-Developed-Countries.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication /poll/145589/Civic-Engagement-Highest-Developed-Countries.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 18 Jan 2011 09:00:00 GMT