<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article attempts to compare the living conditions of the population living in rural communities of West Pomeranian Voivodeship. The analysis used data for 159 indicators in the following areas of life: natural environment, demographics, social aspects, municipal infrastructure and housing, economic aspects, education and schooling, culture and tourism, and transport. The application of a multi-criteria taxonomy method allowed the author to take into account all the spheres of life altogether and to differentiate a group of voivodeships that are similar in terms of the examined phenomenon. On the basis of the conducted study it was found that Poland’s regions demonstrate a high degree of differences in terms of the objective quality of life.</p></abstract>

The article attempts to compare the living conditions of the population living in rural communities of West Pomeranian Voivodeship. The analysis used data for 159 indicators in the following areas of life: natural environment, demographics, social aspects, municipal infrastructure and housing, economic aspects, education and schooling, culture and tourism, and transport. The application of a multi-criteria taxonomy method allowed the author to take into account all the spheres of life altogether and to differentiate a group of voivodeships that are similar in terms of the examined phenomenon. On the basis of the conducted study it was found that Poland’s regions demonstrate a high degree of differences in terms of the objective quality of life.

The Use of Multi-Criteria Taxonomy in the Study of Objective Quality of Life in Polish Voivodeships

West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Faculty of Economics, Department of Mathematical Applications in Economics, Janickiego 31, 71-101 Szczecin,

West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Faculty of Economics, Department of Systems Analysis and Finance, Janickiego 31, 71-101 Szczecin,

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The article attempts to compare the living conditions of the population living in rural communities of West Pomeranian Voivodeship. The analysis used data for...

The Use of Multi-Criteria Taxonomy in the Study of Objective Quality of Life in Polish Voivodeships

Published Online: Dec 30, 2016

Page range: 7 - 20

Received: Jul 01, 2015

Accepted: Jun 27, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/foli-2016-0001

Keywords
objective quality of life, multi-criteria taxonomy, method unitarisation zeroed

© 2016 University of Szczecin

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Use of Multi-Criteria Taxonomy in the Study of Objective Quality of Life in Polish Voivodeships

Published Online: Dec 30, 2016

Page range: 7 - 20

Received: Jul 01, 2015

Accepted: Jun 27, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/foli-2016-0001

Keywordsobjective quality of life, multi-criteria taxonomy, method unitarisation zeroed

© 2016 University of Szczecin

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
objective quality of life, multi-criteria taxonomy, method unitarisation zeroed