04588ctm a22004334a 4500 17132474 20250312110724.0 ta 191115s2012 nyu b 001 0 eng 2012001471 9781849714631 (pbk) : Đ33.71 9781849714631 (pbk) 9780203113622 (ebk) DLC DLC pcc HN25 .S384 2012 306 23 SCI026000 SOC000000 bisacsh Scott, Karen. Measuring wellbeing : [manuscript] : towards sustainability? / by Karen Scott. New York : Routledge, c2012. ix, 210 p. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. "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. "-- Provided by publisher. "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"-- Provided by publisher. Well-being. Quality of life. Social indicators. Sustainable development. SCIENCE / Environmental Science. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE / General. bisacsh 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg acquire 1 shelf copy policy default acquire 2 shelf copies policy default BK rb07 2012-01-25 re13 2012-07-20 Copy 1 Barcode 00409289204 to BCCD rc11 2013-05-29 copy 2 added 9 10919 10919 0 0 0 0 EGSTL EGSTL CIRC 2025-03-09 0 306 Sco 2012 20480 2025-06-30 00:00:00 2025-03-09 BK