Indicators of Quality of Life in Latin America

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This volume sheds new light on the use of quantitative, qualitative and synthetic indicators for the measurement of quality of life in different countries of Latin America. Organized in three parts, the book presents the methodology for the construction of new indicators, discusses quality of urban life from a geographical perspective, and examines quality of life of different populations. The book focuses on the social, economic, political, geographical and demographic dimensions. It covers a wide range of topics, including the ways to measure social, political and spatial inequalities, the changes in urban quality of life, the construction of a synthetic indicator for the assessment of habitability, the measuring of spatial segregation in midsize and smaller cities by using thematic cartography and synthesis maps, and the concept of habitability. It includes research conducted on the quality of life of different population groups: working boys and girls, high-school students, and older people.
This volume sheds new light on the use of quantitative, qualitative and synthetic indicators for the measurement of quality of life in different countries of Latin America. Organized in three parts, the book presents the methodology for the construction of new indicators, discusses quality of urban life from a geographical perspective, and examines quality of life of different populations. The book focuses on the social, economic, political, geographical and demographic dimensions. It covers a wide range of topics, including the ways to measure social, political and spatial inequalities, the changes in urban quality of life, the construction of a synthetic indicator for the assessment of habitability, the measuring of spatial segregation in midsize and smaller cities by using thematic cartography and synthesis maps, and the concept of habitability. It includes research conducted on the quality of life of different population groups: working boys and girls, high-school students, and older people.
Casts new light on the use of different types of indicators for measuring quality of life in Latin America: quantitative, qualitative and synthetic Presents research on methodology for the construction of new indicators, quality of urban life and quality of life by age-groups from a Latin American perspective With contributions written by authors from Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico and Venezuela Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Graciela Tonon

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Measuring Quality of Life and Inequalities Methodology for the construction of new indicators Monitoring quality of life inequalities Personal wellbeing and Quality of Life among older adults Quality of Life by age-groups Quality of urban life

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“Prof. Tonon has assembled a much to be admired book on an all too rarely studied population across a wide range of highly diverse countries and cultures that make up Latin America. In doing so, she has produced a book that is of great value to scholars and students everywhere.” (Richard J. Estes, Applied Research in Quality of Life, Vol. 13, 2018)
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