عنوان

Well-being, sustainability and social development :

(Number (ISBN

3319766961

(Number (ISBN

9783319766966

Erroneous ISBN

3319766953

Erroneous ISBN

9783319766959

Title Proper

Well-being, sustainability and social development :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

the Netherlands 1850-2050 /

First Statement of Responsibility

Harry Lintsen, Frank Veraart, Jan-Pieter Smits, John Grin.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cham, Switzerland :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer Open,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2018]

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xxxii, 572 pages)

Text of Note

1. Introduction -- 2. Appreciations -- 3. The Dutch Case -- 4. Method and Theory -- 5. The Big Picture -- 6. Residual Issues -- 7. Suggestions for future research.

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Text of Note

This open access book examines more than two centuries of societal development using novel historical and statistical approaches. It applies the well-being monitor developed by Statistics Netherlands that has been endorsed by a significant part of the international, statistical community. It features The Netherlands as a case study, which is an especially interesting example; although it was one of the world's richest countries around 1850, extreme poverty and inequality were significant problems of well-being at the time. Monitors of 1850, 1910, 1970 and 2015 depict the changes in three dimensions of well-being: the quality of life 'here and now', 'later' and 'elsewhere'. The analysis of two centuries shows the solutions to the extreme poverty problem and the appearance of new sustainability problems, especially in domestic and foreign ecological systems. The study also reveals the importance of natural capital: soil, air, water and subsoil resources, showing their relation with the social structure of the 'here and noẃ. Treatment and trade of natural resources also impacted on the quality of life 'later' and 'elsewhere.' Further, the book illustrates the role of natural capital by dividing the capital into three types of raw materials and concomitant material flows: bio-raw materials, mineral and fossil subsoil resources. Additionally, the analysis of the institutional context identifies the key roles of social groups in well-being development. The book ends with an assessment of the solutions and barriers offered by the historical anchoring of the well-being and sustainability issues. This unique analysis of well-being and sustainability and its institutional analysis appeals to historians, statisticians and policy makers.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

Springer Nature

Stock Number

com.springer.onix.9783319766966

International Standard Book Number

9783319766959

Sustainability-- Netherlands-- History.

Well-being-- Netherlands-- History.

Business & Economics-- Development-- Sustainable Development.

Conservation biology.

Conservation of the environment.

Ecological science, the Biosphere.

Ecology.

Environmental geology.

Ethics & moral philosophy.

Ethics.

History-- Social History.

Nature-- Environmental Conservation & Protection.

Philosophy-- Ethics & Moral Philosophy.

Philosophy of nature.

Philosophy-- Reference.

Philosophy.

Philosophy.

Science-- Earth Sciences-- Geology.

Social & cultural history.

Social history.

Sustainability.

Netherlands, Social conditions, History.

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Edition

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Class number

Book number

Lintsen, Harry,1949-

Grin, John.

Smits, Jan-Pieter.

Veraart, Frank.

Date of Transaction

20200823111300.0

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[Book]

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