Quality of Life in Today’s Circumstances in the Republic of Croatia with an Emphasis on the Bjelovar-Bilogora County Cover Image

Kvaliteta života u suvremenim uvjetima u Republici Hrvatskoj s posebnim osvrtom na Bjelovarsko-bilogorsku županiju
Quality of Life in Today’s Circumstances in the Republic of Croatia with an Emphasis on the Bjelovar-Bilogora County

Author(s): Josip Čiček
Subject(s): Psychology, Sociology, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti - Zavod za znanstvenoistraživački i umjetnički rad u Bjelovaru
Keywords: quality of life; health aspect; ecological aspect; the Homeland War; Croatia; the Bjelovar-Bilogora County

Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses elementary postulates regarding quality of life in the world, analysing in particular the specific situation in the Republic of Croatia and, even more concretely, in the Bjelovar-Bilogora County. It analyses the impacts of the still recent war from public-health and ecological aspects. It particularly analyses the problems having arisen due to the arrival and accommodation of refugees during the Homeland War, as well as their adaptation to the way of life and the customs of the local community. The paper also includes a review of the recent crises in economy and their impact on the quality of life.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 7
  • Page Range: 239-250
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Croatian