Quality of Life. An Interdisciplinary Perspective

Quality of Life: An Interdisciplinary Perspective presents the Quality of Life using a contemporary and interdisciplinary approach. Various socio-cultural, spiritual, technological, and human factors aspects, which have an immense bearing on our lives, are an integral part of this book.

This book highlights cultural differences in terms of Quality of Life. It recognizes the presence of cultural differences resulting from the social status attributed to an individual’s age, gender, class, race, and ethnicity. It can be used as a guide in the field of global well-being and for future research. It presents clues to complex problems and empirical materials, and attempts to bring out a more comprehensive picture of global and contemporary Quality of Life and well-being. This book can also fill a gap in teaching and research.

Those who will find this book useful are researchers, academicians, practitioners, and students of management, behavioral science, human factors, psychology, health economics, sociology, public health, and politics.

CONTENTS

1 Is the Human Development Index Still Appropriate for the Assessment of Quality of Life?

2 Workers’ Well-being and Workplace Environment: Crossed Case Studies of Workplaces in Italy, Greece and Portugal.

3 Quality of Life in Nursing Homes: A European Approach for Improvement.

4 International Students’ Well-being Achievements Through the Lens of The Capability Approach: A Case Study.

5 Improving Quality of Life through Global Citizenship Education (GCED) .

6 Technological Innovation for Environmental Sustainability and Quality of Life.

7 Key Factors and Influencers determining Work-life Balance and their Implications on Quality of Life.

8 Smart Cities and their Role in Enhancing Quality of Life.

9 Integrating Human Wellbeing and Quality of Life Derived from Nature-based Livelihoods in Modern Economy

10 Nurturing Resilience and Quality Of Life – A Blue Economy Approach.

11 Spatial Assessment of Quality of Life Using Composite Index: A Case of Kerala, India.