Sustainability and Wellbeing

Human-Scale Development in Practice

Mònica Guillen-Royo

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Routledge
20 October 2015

Development studies; Sustainability

Series: Routledge Studies in Sustainable Development

The idea that we can meet human needs and simultaneously conserve and even enhance the natural environment is an attractive one. Since the Brundtland report popularised a definition of sustainable development based on the concept of needs, there has been a widespread belief that it should be possible to achieve a good quality of life without compromising natural ecosystems.

Sustainability and Wellbeing fills a gap in sustainable development studies by drawing on a range of case-studies to discuss the challenges and opportunities of using Max-Neef’s Human Scale Development (HSD) framework in practice. The first section presents the theory and the methodology of HSD in the context of related literature on sustainable development and wellbeing. The second section discusses applications of the HSD methodology with three different purposes: the design of sustainable development interventions; the engagement of researchers with communities or groups of people in sustainability processes and the consolidation of sustainable community initiatives. Finally, the third reflects on challenges and limitations of using the HSD approach to define strategies for sustainable development and concludes.

This is an invaluable resource for researchers and postgraduate students in wellbeing, sustainability, sustainable development, and human development.

By: Mònica Guillen-Royo
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138792395
ISBN 10: 113879239X
Series: Routledge Studies in Sustainable Development
Pages: 202
Publication Date: 20 October 2015
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction PART I 2. Sustainable development, economic growth and human wellbeing 3. The Human Scale Development proposal PART II 4. Methodology and practice of Human Scale Development 5. Exploring avenues for sustainable development through needs-based workshops 6. Engaging with communities: Human scale development-based participatory action research 7. Supporting local sustainability initiatives PART III 8 Challenges and limitations to the practice of Human Scale Development 9 Conclusion

Mònica Guillen-Royo is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM), University of Oslo, Norway.