Podcast blurb: Kiki discusses the concept and practice of Quality of Life in the context of events.

Kiki’s bio: Dr. Kiki Kaplanidou is a Professor at the University of Florida Department of Sport Management. She holds her PhD from Michigan State University. Her main research explores the impacts and legacies of sport events on communities. Specifically, it examines residents’ perceptions of such impacts and legacies and the level of support they provide for the event when they observe quality of life benefits in their community. In addition, her research examines the impact of the sport event experience on sport event participants’ intentions to continue to exercise and take part in more sport events. Dr. Kaplanidou has conducted research for the International Olympic Committee related to the legacy of the Olympic Games and a number of sport related organizations. She has professional experience working with the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.

Further reading and resources:

"WHOQOL: Measuring Quality of Life". World Health Organization.

Diener E. (1984). Subjective well-being. Psychological Bulletin, 95, 542–575.

Jebb, A. T., Morrison, M., Tay, L., & Diener, E. (2020). Subjective Well-Being Around the World: Trends and Predictors Across the Life Span. Psychological Science, 31(3), 293–305. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797619898826

Joseph Sirgy, M. (2019). Promoting quality-of-life and well-being research in hospitality and tourism. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 36(1), 1-13.

Uysal, M., & Sirgy, M. J. (2019). Quality-of-life indicators as performance measures. Annals of Tourism Research, 76, 291-300.

There are also global measures

https://www.numbeo.com/quality-of-life/rankings_by_country.jsp

Quality of Life

Numbeo allows you to see, share and compare information about quality of life. It surveys the following about quality of life in the cities:

• Cost of living and purchasing power

• Affordability of housing

• Pollution including air, water, etc.

• Crime rates

• Health system quality

• Traffic (commute times)