<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Studying the internal structure of cities is one of the traditional topics of geographical research. The aim of this article is to show a possible approach to the study of an objective dimension of the quality of life in an intra-urban environment focusing on detailed studies of selected indicators of the quality of life. There exist many approaches to evaluating the quality of life because it is an interdisciplinary term; we are going to focus on this issue in terms of the quality of living conditions. Using multivariate statistical methods, we are going to try a typology of an urban area in just those terms, and the results will be confronted with the perception of the quality of life by residents themselves. The area studied will be the city of Olomouc.</p></abstract>

Studying the internal structure of cities is one of the traditional topics of geographical research. The aim of this article is to show a possible approach to the study of an objective dimension of the quality of life in an intra-urban environment focusing on detailed studies of selected indicators of the quality of life. There exist many approaches to evaluating the quality of life because it is an interdisciplinary term; we are going to focus on this issue in terms of the quality of living conditions. Using multivariate statistical methods, we are going to try a typology of an urban area in just those terms, and the results will be confronted with the perception of the quality of life by residents themselves. The area studied will be the city of Olomouc.

Quality of Life in an Urban Environment: A Typology of Urban Units of Olomouc

Department of Geography, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic

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Studying the internal structure of cities is one of the traditional topics of geographical research. The aim of this article is to show a possible approach to...

Quality of Life in an Urban Environment: A Typology of Urban Units of Olomouc

Published Online: Jun 21, 2012

Page range: 49 - 60

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10117-012-0018-4

Keywords
quality of life, housing, urban environment, intra-urban analysis, Olomouc

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Quality of Life in an Urban Environment: A Typology of Urban Units of Olomouc

Published Online: Jun 21, 2012

Page range: 49 - 60

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10117-012-0018-4

Keywordsquality of life, housing, urban environment, intra-urban analysis, Olomouc

This content is open access.

Keywords
quality of life, housing, urban environment, intra-urban analysis, Olomouc