Vol. 72 No. 3 (2017)
Saggi e Ricerche

Well-being and rurality: a spatial tool for rural development programs evaluation

Carmelina Prete
School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences, Università degli Studi della Basilicata - Italy
Mario Cozzi
School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences, Università degli Studi della Basilicata - Italy
Mauro Viccaro
School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences, Università degli Studi della Basilicata - Italy
Severino Romano
School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences, Università degli Studi della Basilicata - Italy
Gennaro Ventura
School of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences, Università degli Studi della Basilicata - Italy

Published 2018-03-07

Keywords

  • quality of life,
  • capability approach,
  • non-compensatory method,
  • rural/inland areas

How to Cite

Prete, C., Cozzi, M., Viccaro, M., Romano, S., & Ventura, G. (2018). Well-being and rurality: a spatial tool for rural development programs evaluation. Italian Review of Agricultural Economics (REA), 72(3), 267–287. https://doi.org/10.13128/REA-22803

Abstract

Improving the quality of life of populations is one of the priorities of rural development policies. Based on the capability approach, the aim is to realise a Quality of Life (QoL) index measuring territorial disparities. The QoL index, aggregated by a non-compensatory method, is compared with rural and inland areas of the study area, Basilicata region. The analysis shows a clear relationship between features of QoL and rurality/peripherality degree and a global QoL below the regional average for 61% of municipalities. In these areas, as expected, the high level of environmental protection is offset by lower socio-economic opportunities but, the possibility to evaluate them through an index over time can help policymakers to address rural policies and evaluate their effects.

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