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Quality of Life in Argentina Maps, Indexes and Regional Analysis from 2010
This book studies inequalities in the quality of life of the Argentine population at the regional level. It considers the six regions of the National...
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Impact of Institutional Quality on the Quality of Life in Africa: An Economic Approach
This study examines the impact that institutional quality exerts on the quality of life. Using the 2-step system Generalized Method of Moments...
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A machine learning-based assessment of subjective quality of life
This paper evaluates subjective quality of life using various Machine Learning (ML) techniques. Utilizing a survey conducted in Quito’s historical...
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Subjective Aspects of Quality of Life (QOL)
Quality of life is considered to be a significant concept in various disciplines form psychology to management. Although, there is no consensus about...
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Quality of Life in Ageing: Challenges Still Pending
The concept of an ageing society includes the quantitative notion that there will be more and more older adults as a preponderant age group. But...
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Quality of Life-cantered Tourism Sustainability Paradigm
Sustainability paradigm has become the dominant paradigm as we see tourism development. In its still-evolving form, it calls for future values and...
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The Effect of Social Cohesion on Subjective Individual Quality of Life in European Countries
Many scholars have studied the effects of economic conditions on subjective well-being, but scarce attention has been paid to the effect of cultural...
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How Do Grown-up Children Impact the Quality of Life and Life Satisfaction of Elderly Parents
Intergenerational relations impact the well-being of family members. This chapter analyzes how the distance between intergenerational family members,...
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Academic Knowledge on Quality of Life in Urban Africa: What Do We Know?
Even though vague and contested, the construct of the quality of life can play an important role in gauging the success of spatial governance. It is...
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Review of the Australia Quality of Life Center
The Australian Quality of Life Center (ACQol) was established to study evidence-based measures for quality of life. Within this review, the Center’s...
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Preparing Quality of Life Surveys Versus Using Information for Sustainable Development: The Example of Polish Cities
Cities, in order to develop, should acquire data from various sources, properly process it, and skillfully use it for sustainable development. One...
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Is Age Just a Number? Ageism and Quality of Life Among Filipino LGBT Older Adults
Aging members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community experience heterosexism and age-based discrimination that may...
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The Importance of Economic Participation for Quality of Life
Working without discrimination is a right of citizenship and a desired outcome among people with intellectual and other disabilities. Greater...
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The Role of Environmental, Economic, and Social Dimensions of Sustainability in the Quality of Life in Spain
Environmental sustainability can positively affect quality of life by reducing environmental degradation and increasing access to natural resources,...
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Heritage Tourism, Wellbeing and Quality of Life: Tourist and Destination Perspectives
This chapter delves into the ways in which heritage tourism can enhance travellers’ and host communities’ wellness and quality of life. In...
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Place, Culture, and Quality of Life
Quality of Life (QoL) is an important aspect of place, and an attractive element of places for tourists. This chapter examines the changing...
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Agri-Tourism and Quality of Life of Residents
This Chapter explains and describes the terms ‘agritourism’ and ‘rural tourism’ in an international context while emphasizing the particularities...
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Community Quality-of-Life Indicators A Guide for Community Indicators Projects
This training book is designed to help professionals enhance their knowledge of community quality-of-life indicators, and to develop viable community...
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Subjective quality of life and social work Social Widerspiegelung as a basis
Social Widerspiegelung is a central area of human life, however, it has been little researched for the theorization of social work. Otger Autrata and...
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Defining Quality of Life
The definitions of quality of life (QoL) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are discussed in this chapter. The lack of consensus on defining...
