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Geographical conceptualization of quality of life

Open Access
|Nov 2016

Abstract

The conceptualization of quality of life in terms of geography is based on two assumptions. The first assumption is that the quality of life consists of two dimensions: subjective and objective. The subjective is known as ‘well-being’, while the objective is the proposed term ‘quality of place’. The second assumption is based on the recognition that quality of life is always a spatial dimension. The concept of quality of life is closely linked with the concept of a good life; geographers enriched this concept by using the term ‘good place’ as a place in which the conditions are created for a good life. The quality of life for individuals in terms of a good place overlaps with the quality of life in society, namely the societal quality of life. The geographical conceptualisation of quality of life is applied to settlements within the city of Liberec.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eko-2016-0025 | Journal eISSN: 1337-947X | Journal ISSN: 1335-342X
Language: English
Page range: 309 - 319
Published on: Nov 30, 2016
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Mathematical Institute
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2016 František Murgaš, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Mathematical Institute
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