This volume provides an overview of the ways the Italian school of quality of life studies
addresses well-being and quality of life from both a substantive and a methodological point of
view. It discusses various topics such as those of equitable and sustainable wellbeing
lifestyles the organization of economy and welfare as well as aspects related to the
measurement of quality of life in small towns institutional transparency and corruption
prevention indicators. Chapters presented in this volume are drawn from papers presented at the
conferences of the Italian Association for Quality of Life Studies (AIQUAV) held in Florence
Italy in 2015 and 2016. The volume is organised into three parts. The first part is devoted to
methods and indicators for research on quality of life the second part to social
sustainability lifestyles cultural aspects and local applications and the third to economy
welfare and quality of life. The volume hosts contributions that are interdisciplinary in scope
and mirror the complexity of the globalized world.
