Sustainability and Wellbeing: Human-Scale Development in Practice by M?nica Guil

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The idea that we can meet human needs and simultaneously conserve and even enhance the natural environment is an attractive one. Since the Brundtland report popularised a definition of sustainable development based on the concept of needs, there has been a widespread belief that it should be possible to achieve a good quality of life without compromising natural ecosystems.Sustainability and Wellbeing fills a gap in sustainable development studies by drawing on a range of case-studies to discuss the challenges and opportunities of using Max-Neef's Human Scale Development (HSD) framework in practice. The first section presents the theory and the methodology of HSD in the context of related literature on sustainable development and wellbeing. The second section discusses applications of the HSD methodology with three different purposes: the design of sustainable development interventions; the engagement of researchers with communities or groups of people in sustainability processes and the consolidation of sustainable community initiatives. Finally, the third reflects on challenges and limitations of using the HSD approach to define strategies for sustainable development and concludes.This is an invaluable resource for researchers and postgraduate students in wellbeing, sustainability, sustainable development, and human development.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Author Biography

Mònica Guillen-Royo is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM), University of Oslo, Norway.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction PART I 2. Sustainable development, economic growth and human wellbeing 3. The Human Scale Development proposal PART II 4. Methodology and practice of Human Scale Development 5. Exploring avenues for sustainable development through needs-based workshops 6. Engaging with communities: Human scale development-based participatory action research 7. Supporting local sustainability initiatives PART III 8 Challenges and limitations to the practice of Human Scale Development 9 Conclusion

Details ISBN1138597554 Pages 188 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Year 2018 ISBN-10 1138597554 ISBN-13 9781138597556 Format Paperback Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 303.44 Series Routledge Studies in Sustainable Development Publication Date 2018-04-25 Short Title Sustainability and Wellbeing Language English UK Release Date 2018-04-25 AU Release Date 2018-04-25 NZ Release Date 2018-04-25 Subtitle Human-Scale Development in Practice Illustrations 9 Tables, black and white; 3 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Halftones, black and white; 13 Illustrations, black and white Author Mònica Guillen-Royo Alternative 9781138792395 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this

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