This special issue investigates how geographic location influences wellbeing and health outcomes for individuals and communities. While social science research increasingly employs quantitative methods to measure wellbeing factors and health determinants, the spatial dimension has often been overlooked. The issue recognizes that geography profoundly shapes how people experience wellbeing and health, contributing to significant regional and urban disparities across developed and developing countries.
The special issue welcomes empirical studies examining the quantitative relationships between wellbeing, health, and location at both urban and regional scales. Research should employ solid theoretical frameworks and applied quantitative methodologies, with particular interest in policy-oriented studies that identify geographic drivers of unequal wellbeing and health outcomes.