CONICET | Buscador de Institutos y Recursos Humanos

The paper explores the theoretical and conceptual aspects ofurban life quality (ULQ) synthesized in a model that includes the physical support of the cities, in our case of intermediate scales. This model considers the interactions betweenbasic services, infrastructure and environmentalaspects. Maps are shown which localize and define the state of basic needs in infrastructure, services and environment quality. The most vulnerable areas and trends in life quality are identified from the integration of different urban services andenvironmental aspects according to their consolidation. This allowed us to define homogeneous areas with significant differences in quality and singularities among urban services andenvironmental aspects. Finally, we make some methodological and operationalconsiderations regarding advantages and limitations experienced in implementing the model.