Climate change mitigation research is fundamentally motivated by the preservation of
human lives and the environmental conditions which enable them. However, the field has to …

Several industry-led initiatives in various countries demonstrate a new interest in wellbeing
and buildings. This paper adopts a scoping review method aiming to establish the most …

Coral reefs underpin a range of ecosystem goods and services that contribute to the well‐
being of millions of people. However, tropical coral reefs in the Anthropocene are likely to be …

How does Internet use affect well-being? This paper presents a survey of the literature
investigating this question, and it develops a framework to analyze both positive effects and …

Since climate change threatens human well-being across the globe and into the future, we
require a concept of well-being that encompasses an equivalent ambit. This article argues …

Quality of life is one of the most important issues facing the world today and is central to the
development of social policy. This innovative book discusses this crucial topic, assessing the …

What does higher education learning and teaching enable students to do and to become?
Which human capabilities are valued in higher education, and how do we identify them …

Taking a broad perspective of livelihoods, this book draws on more than ninety case studies
from thirty-six countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America to examine how people are …

The concepts of well-being and quality of life concern evaluative judgements. There is
insufficient understanding in current literature that these judgements are made variously due …

The paper specifies the core elements of Amartya Sen's capability approach to socio-
economic valuation. It analyzes recent formulations by some of Sen's close associates, in …