This handbook presents an overview of studies on the relationship of active ageing and quality of life. It addresses the new challenges of ageing from the paradigm of positive ageing (active, healthy and successful) for a better quality of life. It provides theoretical perspectives and empirical studies, including scientific knowledge as well as practical experiences about the good ageing and the quality of later life around the world, in order to respond to the challenges of an aged population. The handbook is structured in 4 sections covering theoretical and conceptual perspectives, social policy issues and research agenda, methods, measurement instrument-scales and evaluations, and lastly application studies including domains and geographical contexts.    Chapter 5 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Table of Contents:
Introduction.- Chapter 1. Introduction: Methodological and Empirical Advancements in Active Ageing and Quality of Life - Special Focuses of the Book (Gloria Fernández-Mayoralas, Fermina Rojo-Pérez).- Part I: Theoretical and Conceptual Perspectives.- Chapter 2. Active Aging and Quality of Life (Rocío Fernández-Ballesteros, Marta Santacreu, Macarena Sánchez-Izquierdo).- Chapter 3. Active Ageing and the Longevity Revolution (Alexandre Kalache, Ina Voelcker).- Chapter 4. Active Ageing and Quality of Life: A Systematized Literature Review (Fermina Rojo-Pérez, Gloria Fernández-Mayoralas, Vicente Rodríguez-Rodríguez).- Chapter 5. The Life Course Construction of Inequalities in Health and Wealth in Old Age (Michel Oris, Marie Baeriswyl, Andreas Ihle).- Chapter 6. Lifelong Learning and Quality of Life (Mª Ángeles Molina, Rocío Schettini).- Chapter 7. Aging at a Developmental Crossroad: The Case for Generativity in Later Life (Feliciano Villar, Rodrigo Serrat).- Chapter 8. Quality of Life ofOlder People with Dementia (Beatriz León Salas, Maria-João Forjaz, Carmen Rodríguez-Blázquez, Pablo Martínez-Martín).- Part II: Social Policy Issues and Research Agenda.- Chapter 9. Developmental Social Policy and Active Aging with High Quality of Life. A Preventative, Life-Course-Oriented Approach (Christian Aspalter).- Chapter 10. “Active Ageing”: Its Relevance from an Historical Perspective (Julio Pérez Díaz, Antonio Abellán García).- Chapter 11. Transnational Ageing and Quality of Life (Vincent Horn).- Chapter 12. What Should Guarantee Pensions Systems Designed with a Human Rights Based Approach? (Sol Minoldo, Enrique Peláez).- Chapter 13. Civil Society Organizations’ Discourse and Interventions to Promote Active Ageing in Relation with the Quality of Life in Latin-America (Vicente Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Verónica Montes De Oca Zavala, Mariana Paredes, Sagrario Garay-Villegas).- Chapter 14. Outdoor Green Spaces and Active Ageing from the Perspective of Environmental Gerontology (DiegoSánchez-González, Carmen Egea-Jiménez).- Chapter 15. Active Ageing and Quality of Life: An Agenda for Scientific Research (Alan Walker).- Part III: Methods, Measurement Instruments-Scales, Evaluations.- Chapter 16. Active Ageing and Quality of Life. Measures, Instruments, and Applications (Carmen Rodríguez-Blázquez, Maria João Forjaz).-Chapter 17. Measuring the Impact of Active and Assisted Living (Aal) Solutions: An Analysis of Research Practices (Birgit Aigner‐Walder, Albert Luger, Julia Himmelsbach).- Chapter 18. Quality of Later Life in Europe: An Econometric Analysis (Noelia Somarriba Arechavala, Pilar Zarzosa Espina, Patricia Gómez-Costilla).- Chapter 19. Proposals for Better Caring and Ageing: Results from Evaluation of Programmes (Mª Silveria Agulló-Tomás, Vanessa Zorrilla-Muñoz, Mª Victoria Gómez-García, Marian Blanco-Ruíz).- Chapter 20. Preventing Loneliness: Promising Insights for Achieving Active Aging and a Positive Quality of Life (José Buz, Jenny De Jong Giervel, DanielPerlman).- Part IV. Applications (Domains, Geographical Contexts).- Chapter 21. Gender Differences in Active Aging in Canada: The Roles of Insufficient Income and Violence (Maria Victoria Zunzunegui, Emmanuelle Belanger).- Chapter 22. Health and the Built Environment: Enhancing Healthy Aging through Environmental Interventions (Marcia G. Ory, Chanam Lee, Aya Yoshikawa).- Chapter 23. Cuba: Active Ageing and Quality of Life of Older Persons (Alina C. Alfonso León, Rolando. García Quiñones).- Chapter 24. Active Ageing for Quality of Later Life in México: The Role Of Physical and Social Environments (Sagrario Garay Villegas, Verónica Montes De Oca Zavala).- Chapter 25. Happiness as a Quality of Life Component for Active Ageing in Colombia (Doris Cardona A., Alejandra Segura C., Diana Isabel Muñoz R., Ángela Segura C.).- Chapter 26. Satisfaction with Quality of Life Among Ex-Combatants During the Reintegration Process: Colombia (Carlos Robledo Marín, Doris Cardona A.).- Chapter 27. Successful Aging and Quality of Life. A Cross-Ethnic Comparison in Chile (Esteban Sánchez-Moreno, Lorena Gallardo-Peralta, Vicente Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Abel Soto Higuera).- Chapter 28. Growing Older with Dignity: The Nature and Determinants of Quality of Life Among Older People in South Africa (Pranita Maharaj, Benjamin Roberts).- Chapter 29. Staying Engaged: Experiences and Opportunities for Diverse Populations to Age Well in Australia (Jackie Liddle, Nancy A. Pachana).- Chapter 30. Age-Friendly Environments and Active Aging for Community-Based Older People Living in Beijing, China (Yang Cheng, Jing Xi, Mark Rosenberg).- Chapter 31. Successful Aging and Active Aging in Taiwan. From Concept to Application: Micro and Macro Perspectives (Hui-Chuan Hsu).- Chapter 32. Social Participation, Occupational Activities and Quality of Life in Older Europeans: A Focus on the Oldest Old (Lia Araujo, Laetitia Teixeira, Oscar Ribeiro, Constança Paul).- Chapter 33. Quality of Life of Older Swedes (Deborah Finkel, Gerdt Sundström).- Chapter 34. Active Ageing as Framework for a Quality of Life Enabling Environment in Nursing Homes in Flanders, Belgium (Ellen Gorus, Patricia De Vriendt, Lien Van Malderen).- Chapter 35. Activities to Address Quality of Life Between Urban and Rural Ageing People in the Czech Republic (Marcela Petrová Kafková).- Chapter 36. Active Ageing: Conceptual Developments, International Experiences and Recent Policy Strategies in Italy (Claudia Di Matteo, Giovanni Lamura, Andrea Principi).- Chapter 37. Multimorbidity, Social Networks and Health-Related Wellbeing at the End of the Life Course (Dolores Puga, Celia Fernández-Carro, Hermenegildo Fernández-Abascal).- Chapter 38. Care and Active Ageing (María Teresa Martín Palomo, María Pía Venturiello, Gloria Fernández-Mayoralas, María Eugenia Prieto-Flores).- Chapter 39. Residential Environment and Active Ageing: The Role of Physical Barriers in Leisure Participation (María-Eugenia Prieto-Flores, Raúl Lardiés-Bosque, Fermina Rojo-Pérez).