Multidimensional Approach to Quality of Life Issues: A Spatial Analysis

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This comprehensive volume provides a broad overview of quality of life issues covering a wide geographical region: North America, Europe, parts of Africa, East Asia, and South Asia. Spread over more than 25 chapters, it includes the latest findings from these regions to provide a multidisciplinary account of the major dimensions of quality of life, and therefore has a vast scope. The volume is divided into four thematic parts: theoretical dimension; Demographic dimension; socio-cultural and economic dimensions; and urban and environment related dimensions. Extensive maps, diagrams and tables accompany the discussions and facilitate understanding. This is an indispensable reference and serves the interest of students and scholars of human geography, economics, demography, sociology, anthropology, social work, and philosophy. It is particularly useful for those engaged in further research on quality of life issues. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxvii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Introduction: An Overview of the Concept of Quality of Life (Braj Raj Kumar Sinha)....Pages 3-23 Housing Affordability as a Reflexivity of Quality of Life (Upuli Perera, Collins Adjei Mensah)....Pages 25-41 Sustainable Development and Quality of Life (Christopher Cusack)....Pages 43-58 Quality of Life: Dimensions and Measurement (Vinita Yadav)....Pages 59-67 Concept of Social Indicators and Quality of Life in Social Sciences (Agomoni Tikadar)....Pages 69-74 Quality of Life of Slum Dwellers: A Theoretical Approach (Brijendra Nath Singh, Braj Raj Kumar Sinha)....Pages 75-88 Front Matter ....Pages 89-89 Status of Quality of Life and Its Distribution in Nepal (Krishna Prasad Poudel)....Pages 91-104 Impact of Involuntary Resettlement on Quality of Life of Relocated People in the Eastern Fringe of Dhaka City, Bangladesh (SM Shah Mahmood, Ishrat Islam)....Pages 105-122 Regional Analysis of Effects of Contraception on Quality of Life Among Ever Married Men in Nigeria (Onipede Wusu)....Pages 123-139 Resettlement and Quality of Life of the Bhil Tribe in Sardar Sarovar Dam Area, India (Aslam Mahmood, Sushil Dalal)....Pages 141-155 Perceptions of Quality of Life Among Two Different Generations of Women IDPs in Protracted Displacement in Mandalakkuda Camp in Puttalam District, Sri Lanka (Fazeeha Azmi)....Pages 157-172 Aspects of the Quality of Life in India and Its Macro Region (S. C. Mukhopadhyay)....Pages 173-193 Quality of Life Among the Aged in India: Anthropological Insights (Reetinder Kaur, Rohit Kumar)....Pages 195-206 Front Matter ....Pages 207-207 Strategic Infrastructure Supporting the Quality of Life in Dhaka (Nurul Islam Nazem, Md. Anwar Hossain)....Pages 209-220 Spatial Analysis of Educational Facilities and Quality of Life in Haveri District of Karnataka, India (H. Nagaraj, S. L. Karlawad, L. M. Pujar)....Pages 221-239 Vulnerability, Resilience and Quality of Life: A Micro Level Study of Ghoramara Island in the Sundarban Region of West Bengal, India (Angshumita Chakraborty, L. N. Satpati)....Pages 241-252 Impact of Parks, Recreation, and Other Open Space Areas on Property Values and Quality of Life: A Case Study of South Middleton Township (Gary Greening, George M. Pomeroy)....Pages 253-266 Impact of the Restructuring of Romanian Automotive Industry on Demographic Change and Quality of Life: A Comparative Study Between S.C. Aro S.A. Câmpulung Muscel and S.C. Automobile Dacia S.A. Pitesti (Aurel Gheorghilaş)....Pages 267-291 Geographic Impact of Anthropogenic Activities on the Social Well-Being and Health Conditions of the Residents Living Around Wetlands/Lakes of Srinagar City, Kashmir (India) (Ishtiaq A. Mayer, Sheraz A. Lone, Manzoor A. Wani)....Pages 293-307 The Big Cat and Quality of Life: The Case of El Salvador (Michael O’Neal Campbell)....Pages 309-324 Front Matter ....Pages 325-325 Effects of Rapid Urbanization on the Quality of Life (Keshav Bhattarai, Darlene Budd)....Pages 327-341 Land Use Patterns: Key Element of Quality of Life in the Metropolitan Area of Bucharest (Gabriel Simion, Marioara Rusu)....Pages 343-358 Links Between Human Quality of Life and Gulls in Urban Areas (Michael O’Neal Campbell)....Pages 359-371 Post-socialist Urban Changes and Role Strain in Assessing the Quality of Life: The Case of Bucharest, Romania (Mariana Nae, Liliana Dumitrache)....Pages 373-395 Transformation of Urban Land Use from Traditionality to Modernity—A Study of the Old Shanghai Town and Its Creek Landscape from Quality of Life Perspective (Jun-Fan Wu)....Pages 397-415 Adaptive Management of Green Spaces and Life Quality in Glasgow (Scotland) and Ottawa (Canada) (Michael O’Neal Campbell)....Pages 417-431 Household-Level Quality of Life of People in Bolpur Town of Birbhum District, W.B. (Mahuya Sen, Braj Raj Kumar Sinha)....Pages 433-449 Back Matter ....Pages 451-457