Geographical conceptualization of quality of life

Ekologia Bratislava

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 309-319

  Murgaš, František ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF LIBEREC   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

good life; Liberec; quality of life; quality of place

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LIVING STANDARD; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOGNITION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

CZECH REPUBLIC; LIBERECKY;

EID: 85006091082     PISSN: 1335342X     EISSN: 1337947X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/eko-2016-0025     Document Type: Article

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