Methodological and metodical approaches to measure the quality of life in rural municipalities | Metodologické a metodické prístupy k meraniu kvality života vo vidieckych obciach
2010
Fáziková, M., Slovenská poľnohospodárska univ. v Nitre (Slovak Republic). Fakulta európskych štúdií a regionálneho rozvoja | Milotová, B.
Quality of life (QoL) is the result of the social, economic and environmental conditions interaction related to human and social development. On one hand, it represents objective conditions for good life and on the other hand the subjective experience of good living (well-being). The objective QoL meets social and cultural needs depending on the material sufficiency, societal acceptance of individual and physical health. The ability of rural communities to meet the particular components of the objective QoL depends on the social support system in which the settlement is located, i.e. the legal system, social system, economic system, educational system, healthcare system, environmental system. Countryside has got many comparative advantages that make it attractive as a place to live not only for rural but also for urban population. This can be confirmed by current suburbanisation and de-urbanisation demographic trends in the world. Despite the undisputed advantages of life in rural areas, many foreign and domestic studies present a general view of the lower QoL in rural areas in comparison to an urban area. The aim of the article is to define the term quality of life in rural areas, its components as well as indicators which can be used to measure and compare the level of the objective QoL provision in rural communities.
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