The wellbeing of nations : a country-by-country index of quality of life and the environment / [by] Robert Prescott-Allen; Co-published by Island Press.: E97-12/2003E
This book explores human wellbeing and the health of the environment using a Human Wellbeing index and an Ecosystem Wellbeing index, each of which encompasses several indicators. It then explores their relationships in a section on combining human and ecosystem wellbeing and creates two indices to measure that combination: a wellbeing index and a wellbeing/stress index. Appendices look at monetary and physical accounts, wellbeing assessment, and technical criteria and procedures. Includes extensive country-by-country tables.
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| Title | The wellbeing of nations : a country-by-country index of quality of life and the environment / [by] Robert Prescott-Allen; Co-published by Island Press. |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Physical text |
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| Binding | Softcover |
| Description | xix, 342p. : coloured maps, references, tables ; 28 cm. |
| ISBN | 0-88936-955-0 |
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