Geographical conceptualization of quality of life

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...

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Published inEkológia Bratislava Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 309 - 319
Main Author Murgas, Frantisek
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bratislava De Gruyter Open 01.12.2016
Institute of Landscape Ecology
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Subjects
Geography
good life
Happiness
Liberec
Psychologists
Quality of life
quality of place
Society
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:1337-947X
1335-342X
1337-947X
DOI:10.1515/eko-2016-0025