Contents // Introduction to introduction ... 7 // 1 What is it all about? ... 8 // 2 Where did it come from? ... 15 // 3 What is quality of life? ...21 // 4 It has two main components, hasn’t it? ...25 // 5 Let us change it into small coins ...35 // 6 How does it differ from...45 // 7 Briefly and clearly? ...52 // 8 Let us use indicators. And what about indexes? ... 61 // 9 It is studied by many... geographers too ...74 // The conclusion of introduction ...82 // References ...83 // Subject index ...87