Handbook on Wellbeing, Happiness and the Environment
- ISBN-10
- 1788119347
- ISBN-13
- 9781788119344
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 448
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-05-29
- Publisher
- Edward Elgar Publishing
- Authors
- David Maddison, Katrin Rehdanz, Heinz Welsch
Description
This topical and engaging Handbook brings together cutting-edge research on the relationship between happiness and the natural environment. With interdisciplinary contributions from top scholars, it explores the role of happiness research as a new approach to environmental social science, illustrating the critical links between human wellbeing, happiness and the environment.
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- 2020-05-29
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