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008 120124s2012 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2012001471
020 $a9781849714624 (hardback)
020 $a9781849714631 ()
040 $aDLC$cDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aHN25$b.S384 2012
082 00 $a306$223
084 $aSCI026000$aSOC000000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aScott, Karen.
245 10 $aMeasuring wellbeing :$btowards sustainability? /$cKaren Scott.
260 $aNew York :$bRoutledge,$c2012.
263 $a1205
300 $ap. cm.
520 $a"Improving wellbeing and sustainability are central goals of government, but are they in conflict? This book reviews that question and its implications for public policy through a focus on indicators. It highlights tensions between various constructs of wellbeing and sustainable development, and between current individual and societal notions of wellbeing. Recommending a clearer conceptual framework for policy makers regarding different wellbeing constructs which would facilitate more transparent discussions; it argues against a win-win scenario of wellbeing and sustainability but advocates a power sensitive trade off approach based on debating values. Measuring Wellbeing is divided into two clear parts; the first part provides a critical review of the field, drawing widely on international research but contextualised within recent UK wellbeing policy discourses. The second part embeds the theory in a case study based on the author's own experience of trying to develop quality of life indicators within a local authority, against the backdrop of increasing national policy interest in "happiness".This book will help shape debates in newly developing wellbeing policy arenas. Through a consideration of discourse, politics and power, it addresses the disciplinary gaps in current wellbeing policy debate. This accessible and informative book will appeal to students, academics and policy makers interested in wellbeing, sustainable development, indicators, public policy, participation, localism, community, power and discourse. "--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"Improving wellbeing and sustainability are central goals of government, but are they in conflict? This book reviews that question and its implications for public policy through a focus on indicators. It highlights tensions between various constructs of wellbeing and sustainable development, and between current individual and societal notions of wellbeing. Recommending a clearer conceptual framework for policy makers regarding different wellbeing constructs which would facilitate more transparent discussions, it argues against a win-win scenario of wellbeing and sustainability but advocates a power sensitive trade off approach based on debating values. Measuring Wellbeing is divided into two clear parts; the first part provides a critical review of the field, drawing widely on international research but contextualised within recent UK wellbeing policy discourses. The second part embeds the theory in a case study based on the author's own experience of trying to develop quality of life indicators within a local authority, against the backdrop of increasing national policy interest in 'happiness'. This book will help shape debates in newly developing wellbeing policy arenas. Through a consideration of discourse, politics and power, it addresses the disciplinary gaps in current wellbeing policy debate. This accessible and informative book will appeal to students, academics and policy makers interested in wellbeing, sustainable development, indicators, public policy, participation, localism, community, power and discourse"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aWell-being.
650 0 $aQuality of life.
650 0 $aSocial indicators.
650 0 $aSustainable development.
650 7 $aSCIENCE / Environmental Science.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / General.$2bisacsh