QUALITY OF LIFE AND ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABILTY-YES OR NO?

Nikola Ristić; Olga Gavrić

doi:10.59267/ekoPolj24041209R

Authors

Nikola Ristić Faculty of agriculture University of Belgrade, Nemanjina 6 Zemun, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5030-3809
Olga Gavrić Faculty of agriculture University of Belgrade, Nemanjina 6 Zemun, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6035-9600

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59267/ekoPolj24041209R

Keywords:

Legatum Prosperity Index, Enviromental Performance Index, quality of life, correlation, cluster analysis, environment, sustainability

Abstract

Quality of life and preserved eco-systems are important characteristics of sustainability and well-being. The aim of the paper is to analyze the relationship between the Legatum Prosperity Index, as the measure of quality of life and Environmental Performance Index, as a measure of the multidimensional ecological achievement. The research has covered 27 EU countries and applied statistical methods: simple linear correlation and cluster analysis. In this regard, the analysis showed the existence of a statistically significant relationship between these two composite indices. In other words, economically developed countries in which the quality of life is at a high level have better environmental performance, and vice versa.

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