<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The paper discusses the concept of the quality of life and its measuring. It tries to explain its peculiarities in the rural space considering different levels of education, professional activities, mobility, ways of dwelling, access to the social and technical infrastructure. The subjective perception of both urban and rural people to the rural quality of life can be manifested in moving in and moving out. The main shortages of the rural quality of life can be seen (by rural people) in a poor access to the prestigious and well-paid jobs and to a richer social life. The main advantages of the rural way of life are generally evaluated (by urban people) by better access to the nature. A promotion of the local identity is considered as an important tool for improving the rural quality of life (besides of a solution of infrastructural problems), considering the enormous difference among European rural areas of a big differentiation of the European countryside. The last part of the paper summarizes the contributions of the special number.</p></abstract>

The paper discusses the concept of the quality of life and its measuring. It tries to explain its peculiarities in the rural space considering different levels of education, professional activities, mobility, ways of dwelling, access to the social and technical infrastructure. The subjective perception of both urban and rural people to the rural quality of life can be manifested in moving in and moving out. The main shortages of the rural quality of life can be seen (by rural people) in a poor access to the prestigious and well-paid jobs and to a richer social life. The main advantages of the rural way of life are generally evaluated (by urban people) by better access to the nature. A promotion of the local identity is considered as an important tool for improving the rural quality of life (besides of a solution of infrastructural problems), considering the enormous difference among European rural areas of a big differentiation of the European countryside. The last part of the paper summarizes the contributions of the special number.

Quality of Rural Life. Editorial 16 June 2018

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The paper discusses the concept of the quality of life and its measuring. It tries to explain its peculiarities in the rural space considering different levels...

Quality of Rural Life. Editorial 16 June 2018

Published Online: Jun 29, 2018

Page range: 180 - 190

Received: Jun 12, 2018

Accepted: Jun 16, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2018-0011

Keywords
quality of life, rural way of life, Europe

© 2018 Antonín Vaishar, published by Sciendo

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

Quality of Rural Life. Editorial 16 June 2018

Published Online: Jun 29, 2018

Page range: 180 - 190

Received: Jun 12, 2018

Accepted: Jun 16, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2018-0011

Keywordsquality of life, rural way of life, Europe

© 2018 Antonín Vaishar, published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
quality of life, rural way of life, Europe