Wednesday, December 17, 2008

QUALITY OF LIFE


Is a multidimensional set of values, unique to each organism, person and context. According to the WIKIPEDIA, the Quality of life is defined as the degree of well-being felt by an individual or group of people.

Human health, population dencity, development and the environment are intimately related. As expected, the figure of population will exceed 8 billion by the year 2020. Nearly quarter of them were unable to meet their basic needs for food, shelter and clothing, according to UNESCO.

Population growth is greatest in developing countries and this growth helps accelerate environmental degradation and human poverty. Half of all people in developing countries still do not have safe water to drink, as each day many million children die because hunger and illness.

In many cities of developed and developing countries, crime, drug abuse, car accidents, stress, urban decay and pollution negativelyaffect people’s lives.

Sustainable development, which involves environmental protection, contributes to the improved health and well-being of individuals and communities.

Towards sustainable development, housing quality is part of major action that should be taken by the authorities to ensure the quality of house provide a good space to each person.

The topic of housing quality will be discuss in the next post.

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