Territorial Quality of Life: ESPON measurement
Author: Carlo Sessa, Isinnova
The ESPON Quality of Life Measurements and Methodology project is currently developing a Conceptual Map of Territorial Quality of Life (TQoL) measurement.
This includes 9 quality of life domains and 22 sub-domains, framed in two pillars – quality of life enablers and quality of life outcomes – and covering the personal, socio-economic and ecological spheres.
In a nutshell, Territorial Quality of Life (TQoL) is measured with a systemic and multi-faceted approach including all the territorial enablers and objective and subjective dimensions necessary for life homeostasis – I.e. people living and flourishing - in a place. The TQoL measurement system is represented in the figure below.