1st Edition
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Planetary Well-Being
This book proposes a paradigm shift in how human and nonhuman well-being are perceived and approached. In response to years of accelerated decline in the health of ecosystems and their inhabitants, this edited collection presents planetary well-being as a new cross-disciplinary concept to foster global transformation towards a more equal and inclusive framing of well-being.
Throughout this edited volume, researchers across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences apply and reflect on the concept of planetary well-being, showcasing its value as an interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral changemaker. The book explores the significance of planetary well-being as a theoretical and empirical concept in sustainability science and applies it to discipline-specific cases, including business, education, psychology, culture, and development. Interdisciplinary perspectives on topical global questions and processes underpin each chapter, from soil processes and ecosystem health to global inequalities and cultural transformation, in the framework of planetary well-being.
The book will appeal to academics, researchers, and students in a broad range of disciplines including sustainability science, sustainable development, natural resources, and environmental humanities. Calling readers to assess, challenge, and rethink the dominant perceptions of well-being and societal activities, this rich resource that explores the interconnection between human and nonhuman well-being serves as a tool to foster transformative action towards a more sustainable society.
The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
Introduction to interdisciplinary perspectives on planetary well-being
Part 1. Grounding the concept
Chapter 1. Planetary well-being
Teea Kortetmäki et al.
Chapter 2. Planetary well-being: Ontology and ethicsTeea Kortetmäki et al.
Chapter 3. Ontological differences and the pursuit of planetary well-beingLiia-Maria Raippalinna, Pilvi Hämeenaho, and Jelena Salmi
Part 2. Assessing ecological processes as constituents of planetary well-being
Chapter 4. Ecosystem health and planetary well-being
Ilze Brila et al.
Chapter 5. A landscape approach to planetary well-beingRémi Duflot, Kirsi E. Keskinen, Kyle Eyvindson, and Kaisa J. Raatikainen
Chapter 6. Soil processes are constituents of planetary well-being
Saana Kataja-aho and Jari Haimi
Part 3. Challenging the economic imperative
Chapter 7. An economic tail wagging an ecological dog? Well-being and sustainable development from the perspective of entangled history
Risto-Matti Matero and Atte Arffman
Chapter 8. Local knowledge and global justice: From hegemonic development to planetary well-being
Teppo Eskelinen, Veera Joro, and Godfred Obeng
Chapter 9. Consumption and planetary well-being
Jessie Do et al.
Chapter 10. Planetary well-being and sustainable business: A work in progressMarileena Mäkelä et al.
Part 4. Rethinking human well-beingChapter 11. Eudaimonia and temperance: A pathway to a flourishing life
Miia Grénman, Outi Uusitalo, and Juulia Räikkönen
Chapter 12. Psychological well-being and pro-environmental behaviour
Kirsi Salonen, Katriina Hyvönen, Eleanor Ratcliffe, and Jane-Veera Paakkolanvaara
Chapter 13. The ecosocial paradigm in social work: Striving for planetary well-being
Ingo Stamm, Satu Ranta-Tyrkkö, Aila-Leena Matthies, and Kati Närhi
Part 5. Fostering transformation towards planetary well-being
Chapter 14. Extinction risk indices for measuring and promoting planetary well-being
Mikael Puurtinen et al.
Chapter 15. Planetary well-being accounting system for organizationsSami El Geneidy and Janne S. Kotiaho
Chapter 16. Financial system in steering the economy towards planetary well-being
Kari Heimonen, Juha Junttila, and Heikki Lehkonen
Chapter 17. Towards cultural transformation: Culture as planetary well-being
Aino-Kaisa Koistinen, Kaisa Kortekallio, Minna Santaoja, and Sanna Karkulehto
Chapter 18. Education for planetary well-being
Valtteri A. Aaltonen et al.
Biography
Merja Elo is a postdoctoral researcher of community ecology at University of Jyväskylä, Finland, covering topics from macroecology to conservation biology and restoration ecology.
Jonne Hytönen is a research coordinator at University of Jyväskylä and a postdoctoral researcher at Aalto University Department of Built Environment. He conducts research on sustainability transition in spatial planning.
Sanna Karkulehto is a professor of literature at University of Jyväskylä, Finland, whose most recent publications include the ESCL Collaborative Research Award Finalist Reconfiguring Human, Nonhuman and Posthuman in Literature and Culture (2020, Routledge, ed. with A-K. Koistinen and E. Varis).
Teea Kortetmäki is a senior researcher in social sciences and philosophy at University of Jyväskylä, Finland. She conducts research on environmental ethics, climate policy, and sustainability transitions.
Janne S. Kotiaho is a professor of ecology and director of the School of Resource Wisdom at University of Jyväskylä, Finland. He is the chair of the Finnish Nature Panel and a scientific advisor to the government of Finland in issues related to biodiversity and ecosystem restoration.
Mikael Puurtinen is a research coordinator at the School of Resource Wisdom at University of Jyväskylä, Finland. He conducts evolutionary ecology research and coordinates interdisciplinary sustainability education at his home university.
Miikka Salo is a senior lecturer at University of Jyväskylä, Finland. He conducts research on energy politics and environmental governance and citizenship.
"The work of IPBES has shown that many sustainable development goals will not be met by 2030 with current negative trends in biodiversity and may only be achieved through transformative changes across economic, social, political and technological factors. Transformative change calls for deep systemic transformations in our production and consumption habits, and in the way people value nature and conceive a good quality of life. This novel work on planetary well-being addresses the critical need for more work on transformative change, in particular by conceptualising well-being for all life on Earth, for humans and non-humans."
Anne Larigauderie, Executive Secretary, Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
"This wide-ranging, multifaceted volume advances a bold theoretical proposal: Earth as a whole, as an integrated complex system, can fare better or worse – in specifiable, measurable, theoretically defensible terms. Then the volume advances another, equally bold suggestion: thinking in terms of planetary wellbeing can inform policies in novel ways at various scales – to include and balance the needs, interests, leanings, and powers of all those humans and nonhumans that across time concur to propel Earth’s transformations. This volume opens and most competently orients a whole new research program, which is as ambitious and urgent as the theoretical and practical tasks it sets for itself."
Marcello Di Paola, Assistant Professor in the History of Philosophy, University of Palermo, Italy
