Community Well-being in Biocultural Landscapes: Are we living well?

Author:   Bas Verschuuren ,  Suneetha M. Subramanian ,  Wim Hiemstra
Publisher:   Practical Action Publishing
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9781853398377


Pages:   168
Publication Date:   15 April 2014
Format:   Hardback
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There is a growing recognition that living well must go beyond economic and material plenty to encompass social and spiritual well-being. But what do we understand by these wider aspects of well-being? Community Well-being in Biocultural Landscapes provides an introduction to the concept of human well-being as it relates to international rural development and conservation policy and practice. It demonstrates that well-being is understood and managed in a variety of ways in different cultures but also across the geographical scales at which decision-making processes take place, from the local, to regional, national and international scales. This book shows how community well-being can be measured using indicators chosen by local people to reflect the worldviews of their culture. It provides a unifying approach that is flexible enough to be used by conservation and rural development workers.This book is important reading for the staff of international aid and conservation agencies, for students of international development and those exploring concepts of well-being.

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Author:   Bas Verschuuren ,  Suneetha M. Subramanian ,  Wim Hiemstra
Publisher:   Practical Action Publishing
Imprint:   Practical Action Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.485kg
ISBN:  

9781853398377


ISBN 10:   1853398373
Pages:   168
Publication Date:   15 April 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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This book makes an important contribution to the quest for measuring human well-being and monitoring progress to achieve it. Much has been said about this need yet solutions are still elusive. Complementarities, diversity, cultural context, and pluralism of approaches are advocated in this book as necessary ingredients for alternative paradigms - the reader will find here some inspiring ideas. --Gonzalo Oviedo, Senior Adviser on Social Policy In an ever-technologizing and globalizing world filled with savage inequalities and ecological decadence, a sane voice on wellness where nature and culture are in balance is paramount. Community Well-being in Biocultural Landscapes brings to life the realities of communities whose feelings of wellness defy conventional notions. The experiences from three continents - Africa, Asia and South America - in their uniqueness and sharedness, teach lessons of living in wellness. It is a must-read for those seeking a transformation from communities of violent prosperity into caring communities where balance defines wellness. --Agnes Atia Apusigah, Faculty of Education Economic growth is the almost universal prime policy goal of governments. Competitive self-enhancement and the relentless pursuit of self-interest reign supreme. This type of development is self-defeating, like rushing full speed into a dead-end street. It leads to senseless consumerism, growing inequalities, erosion of social cohesion and environmental collapse. In this climate, Community Well-Being in Biocultural Landscapes is like a sorely needed breath of fresh air. It draws our attention to alternative concepts of human and social well-being. It highlights how culture and nature are intertwined in integrated cultural-ecological systems....this book projects a very rainbow of pathways towards equitable and sustainable development. --Henk Molenaar, Executive Director


This book makes an important contribution to the quest for measuring human well-being and monitoring progress to achieve it. Much has been said about this need yet solutions are still elusive. Complementarities, diversity, cultural context, and pluralism of approaches are advocated in this book as necessary ingredients for alternative paradigms - the reader will find here some inspiring ideas. --Gonzalo Oviedo, Senior Adviser on Social Policy Economic growth is the almost universal prime policy goal of governments. Competitive self-enhancement and the relentless pursuit of self-interest reign supreme. This type of development is self-defeating, like rushing full speed into a dead-end street. It leads to senseless consumerism, growing inequalities, erosion of social cohesion and environmental collapse. In this climate, Community Well-Being in Biocultural Landscapes is like a sorely needed breath of fresh air. It draws our attention to alternative concepts of human and social well-being. It highlights how culture and nature are intertwined in integrated cultural-ecological systems....this book projects a very rainbow of pathways towards equitable and sustainable development. --Henk Molenaar, Executive Director In an ever-technologizing and globalizing world filled with savage inequalities and ecological decadence, a sane voice on wellness where nature and culture are in balance is paramount. Community Well-being in Biocultural Landscapes brings to life the realities of communities whose feelings of wellness defy conventional notions. The experiences from three continents - Africa, Asia and South America - in their uniqueness and sharedness, teach lessons of living in wellness. It is a must-read for those seeking a transformation from communities of violent prosperity into caring communities where balance defines wellness. --Agnes Atia Apusigah, Faculty of Education


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Bas Verschuuren is associate coordinator with the ETC-COMPAS Network; and co-Chair of the IUCN's Specialist group on Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas. Suneetha M. Subramanian is a Senior Research Fellow, United Nations University-Institute of Advanced Studies, Japan. Wim Hiemstra is International Programme Coordinator at ETC-COMPAS, the Netherlands.

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