<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> 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.</p></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.

Geographical conceptualization of quality of life

Department of Geography, Faculty of Science, Humanities and Education, Technical University of Liberec, Studentská 2, 461 17 Liberec, Czechia,

Ekológia (Bratislava)

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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...

Geographical conceptualization of quality of life

Published Online: Nov 30, 2016

Page range: 309 - 319

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eko-2016-0025

Keywords
quality of life, quality of place, good life, Liberec

© by František Murgaš

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Geographical conceptualization of quality of life

Published Online: Nov 30, 2016

Page range: 309 - 319

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eko-2016-0025

Keywordsquality of life, quality of place, good life, Liberec

© by František Murgaš

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
quality of life, quality of place, good life, Liberec