This report highlights the connections between the different dimensions of quality of life and analyzes the inherent causal relationships. These range from clear linkages such as the health benefits of green open space for urban populations to less evident relationships such as the way that...

At the beginning of the 21st century, Europe and Latin America are still seeking the formula that would lend a strategic character to their relationship. Most recently, the Summit in Vienna in May 2006 failed to do so. Both partners reactivated their relations which had never been broken but...