Indicators of Quality of Life in Latin America [Paperback]

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.PART I: METHODOLOGY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW INDICATORS.- 1 Measuring Quality of Life and Inequalities in South America - Graciela Tonon & L?a Rodriguez de la Vega.- 2 Quality of Life in Latin America: A Proposal of a Synthetic Indicator - Noelia Somarriba Arechavala & Pilar Zarzosa Espina.- 3 Geography and Quality of Life in Argentina. Regional and Departmental Analysis (2010) - Guillermo Vel?zquez.- 4 Life Quality for Health and Health for Life Quality in Latin America: A Spatial Approach - Adela Tisnes.- PART II : QUALITY OF URBAN LIFE.- 5 Spatial Segregation and Quality of Life: Empirical Analysis of Medium-sized Cities of Buenos Aires Province - Santiago Linares, Claudia A. Mikkelsen, Guillermo Velazquez & Juan Pablo Celemin.- 6 Diseconomies of Transportation and Urban Quality of Life: The Case of the Great Metropolitan Area (GMA) of Costa Rica - Arlette Pichardo-Mu?iz.- 7 A Quantitative and Qualitative Review on Quality of Life in Minor Urban l³°