Quality of Life in 2001

VELÁZQUEZ, G.A.; CELEMIN, J.P.; GÓMEZ LENDE, S.; MANZANO, F.A.; ARIAS, M.E.

Maps of Quality of Life in Argentina Since the 19th Century

Springer Nature

Año: 2022; p. 207 - 237

This chapter proposes the elaboration of a Quality of Life Index for Argentina for the beginning of the 21st. century. This index is elaborated starting from a pondered combination of socioeconomic indicators (education, health and housing) and physical environmental variables (flood risk, earthquakes, volcano, frequency of tornado and land erosion). The spatial unit analysis are the regions of the country. The results show how the most consolidated regions of the country (Pampean, Cuyo, Patagonia) have a better performance than the historically relegated regions in the north of the country. Also, this chapter proposes a comparison with the previous Quality of Life index of 1991. This analysis indicates that during this period (1991-2001) there was an increment of fragmentation process in the Argentinean territory, giving as result a tiny minority of winners in front of an overwhelming majority of losers.