Review of the book “Community Quality-of-Life Indicators, Best Cases VIII”, 2020, by Frank Ridzi, Chantal Stevens and Melanie Davern (Editors), Community Quality-of-Life and Well-Being Book Series, Editor Rhonda Phillips. Switzerland, Springer Nature, 214 p., ISBN 978-3-030-48181-0, ISBN 978-3-030-48182-7 (eBook)

LAURA ZULAICA

Applied Research in Quality of Life

Springer Nature

Año: 2022 vol. 17 p. 2349 - 2351

1871-2584

Monitoring progress objectives in the quality of life of communities requires the construction of tools that allow defining courses of action. The construction of community indicators constitutes a useful tool to define objectives aimed at improving the quality of life. The book summarizes ten successful experiences that demonstrate the benefits of community indicators. Beyond the importance that these instruments acquire, there are limitations derived from the construction and application of community indicators and indices. These limitations become challenges that have been addressed and overcome in each of the chapters. The book shows that it is possible to overcome the obstacles that arise in the construction of community indicators aimed at improving the quality of life. Each of the chapters covers a methodological and, at the same time, operational gap in the design, application and proposals of community indicators that cover different areas and spatial scales. In turn, the book provides a referential framework to deepen the knowledge of localities and particular areas, evidencing that it is possible to generate proposals aimed at improving the quality of life of communities from a multidimensional perspective.