Development of The Life Quality Index
The concept of the Life Quality Index was first initiated at the Institute for Risk Research, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada in the early 1990s The two primary publications were:
- Lind, N.C., Nathwani, J.S. and Siddal, E. (1992). Managing Risks in the Public Interest, Institute of Risk Research, University of Waterloo Press, Waterloo, ON, Canada and
- Nathwani, J.S., Lind, N.C., and Pandey, M.D. (1997). Affordable Safety by Choice: The Life Quality Method. Institute for Risk Research, University of Waterloo Press,
Waterloo, ON, Canada, pp 230.
The principal investigators involved in the development of the Life Quality Index have been Professors Niels Lind, Jatin Nathwani and Mahesh Pandey.
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