1st Edition
Sustainability and Wellbeing Human-Scale Development in Practice
By Mònica Guillen-Royo
Copyright 2016
188 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
202 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
202 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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.
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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
Biography
Mònica Guillen-Royo is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM), University of Oslo, Norway.
