The last twenty years have witnessed an important movement in the aspirations of public policy beyond meeting merely material goals towards a range of outcomes captured through the use of the term 'wellbeing'. Nonetheless, the concept of wellbeing is itself ill-defined. Bringing together a range of perspectives, this volume examines the intersections of wellbeing and place, including immediate applied policy concerns as well as more critical academic engagements. Conceptualisations of place, context and settings have come under critical examination, and more nuanced and varied understandings are drawn out from both academic and policy-related research.…mehr
The last twenty years have witnessed an important movement in the aspirations of public policy beyond meeting merely material goals towards a range of outcomes captured through the use of the term 'wellbeing'. Nonetheless, the concept of wellbeing is itself ill-defined. Bringing together a range of perspectives, this volume examines the intersections of wellbeing and place, including immediate applied policy concerns as well as more critical academic engagements. Conceptualisations of place, context and settings have come under critical examination, and more nuanced and varied understandings are drawn out from both academic and policy-related research.
Sarah Atkinson, Dr, Associate Director, Centre for Medical Humanitites, Durham University, UK, Sara Fuller, Centre for Medical Humanitites, Durham University, UK and Joe Painter, Centre for Medical Humanitites, Durham University, UK.
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Contents: Foreword; Wellbeing and place Sarah Atkinson Sara Fuller and Joe Painter; Wellbeing: reflections on geographical engagements David Conradson; Understanding the impact of urban green space on health and wellbeing Helen Beck; The significance of material and social contexts for health and wellbeing in rural England Mylène Riva and Sarah Curtis; Wellbeing and the neighbourhood: promoting choice and independence for all ages Rose Gilroy; The role of place attachments in wellbeing Gordon Jack; Am I an eco-warrior now? Place wellbeing and the pedagogies of connection Andrea Wheeler; Is 'modern culture' bad for our wellbeing? Views from 'elite' and 'excluded' Scotland Sandra Carlisle Phil Hanlon David Reilly Andrew Lyon and Gregor Henderson; Exploring embodied and emotional experiences within the landscapes of environmental volunteering Stuart Muirhead; Place matters: aspirations and experiences of wellbeing in Northeast Thailand Rebecca Schaaf; Wellbeing in El Alto Bolivia Melania Calestani; A 21st century sustainable community: discourses of local wellbeing Karen Scott; 'We are the river': place wellbeing and aboriginal identity Lorraine Gibson; The new therapeutic spaces of the spa Jo Little; Place place-making and planning: an integral perspective with wellbeing in (body) mind (and spirit) Ian Wight; Index.
Contents: Foreword; Wellbeing and place Sarah Atkinson Sara Fuller and Joe Painter; Wellbeing: reflections on geographical engagements David Conradson; Understanding the impact of urban green space on health and wellbeing Helen Beck; The significance of material and social contexts for health and wellbeing in rural England Mylène Riva and Sarah Curtis; Wellbeing and the neighbourhood: promoting choice and independence for all ages Rose Gilroy; The role of place attachments in wellbeing Gordon Jack; Am I an eco-warrior now? Place wellbeing and the pedagogies of connection Andrea Wheeler; Is 'modern culture' bad for our wellbeing? Views from 'elite' and 'excluded' Scotland Sandra Carlisle Phil Hanlon David Reilly Andrew Lyon and Gregor Henderson; Exploring embodied and emotional experiences within the landscapes of environmental volunteering Stuart Muirhead; Place matters: aspirations and experiences of wellbeing in Northeast Thailand Rebecca Schaaf; Wellbeing in El Alto Bolivia Melania Calestani; A 21st century sustainable community: discourses of local wellbeing Karen Scott; 'We are the river': place wellbeing and aboriginal identity Lorraine Gibson; The new therapeutic spaces of the spa Jo Little; Place place-making and planning: an integral perspective with wellbeing in (body) mind (and spirit) Ian Wight; Index.
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