Inequities and Quality of Life in Argentina: Geography and Quality of Life in Argentina (1st ed. 2022) (The Latin American Studies Book Series)
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- Synopsis
- The basis of this proposal is the study of quality of life from an interdisciplinary perspective. This volume presents a set of contributions from different sciences that analyse the quality of life in Argentina. The contributions come from the social disciplines (Geography, Economics, Demography, History) and from the field of health (Nutrition, Medicine, Psychology) as well as the applied sciences (Statistics, Applied Mathematics). The purpose is to present various dimensions related to the well-being of the population, particularly in relation to poverty, human development, health, nutrition and morbidity. Although there are works from different sciences associated with the object of study, they all have a geographic component based on cartography. Consequently, the importance of geography is highlighted, as the territorial base allows for the study quality of life from a unique perspective where the map emerges as a fundamental descriptive tool. Such an approach is useful to diagnose the quality of life and its uneven spatial distribution, either through index or different associated variables. Thus, the maps are fundamental to study the territorial configuration of the quality of life at the different scales of analysis, showing spatial inequalities and the areas where it is necessary to take measures to improve the population's living conditions.
- Copyright:
- 2022
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- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9783030944117
- Related ISBNs:
- 9783030944100
- Publisher:
- Springer International Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 04/17/22
- Copyrighted By:
- The Editor
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Earth Sciences, Sociology
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- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Juan Pablo Celemin
- Edited by:
- Guillermo Velázquez
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