Quality of Life in Communities of Latin Countries

This book presents a reconfiguration of the concepts of community in Latin countries as well as the community quality of life and well-being of different groups: children, young people, older adults, migrants. The traditional concept of community has chan

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Graciela Tonon Editor

Quality of Life in Communities of Latin Countries

Community Quality-of-Life and Well-Being Series editor Rhonda Phillips, Phoenix, USA

The Community Quality of Life and Well-being book series is a collection of volumes related to community level research, providing community planners and quality of life researchers involved in community and regional well-being innovative research and application. Formerly entitled, Community Quality of Life Indicators: Best Practices, the series reflects a broad scope of well-being. Next to best practices of community quality-of-life indicators projects the series welcomes a variety of research and practice topics as related to overall community well-being and quality of life dimensions, whether relating to policy, application, research, and/or practice. Research on issues such as societal happiness, quality of life domains in the policy construct, measuring and gauging progress, dimensions of planning and community development, and related topics are anticipated. This series is published by Springer in partnership with the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, a global society with the purpose of promoting and encouraging research and collaboration in quality of life and well-being theory and applications.

More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/13761

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Editor Graciela Tonon CICS-UP and Master Program in Social Sciences Universidad de Palermo Buenos Aires Argentina and UNICOM, Faculty of Social Sciences Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora Lomas de Zamora Argentina

ISSN 2520-1093 ISSN 2520-1107 (electronic) Community Quality-of-Life and Well-Being ISBN 978-3-319-53182-3 ISBN 978-3-319-53183-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-53183-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017931999 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neut