Happiness and Well-Being
Can Happiness Be Measured??
I am working on a group project dealing with Gross National Happiness (GNH) and the Happy Planet Index (HPI). This group will serve to link individuals and organizations with resources relating to global happiness measures.
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Created: Oct 17, 2007
Updated: Nov 16, 2009
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Discussions
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What is Happiness??
"I always feel happy when making my travel plans. Having a destination might be a condition for happiness.Or is it the opportunity to escape that makes me happy? Hmm. ~;)Yet I remember clearly the day" ...more
Shall commented about 1 year ago
Happiest moment??
"Wow, what a wonderfully radical thought from Peter Pan. Three happiest moments for me: 1. Prancing in a stream with friend Alexa, northshore Kauai, rain drizzling on us 2. Laying on a rock midriv" ...more
rios commented about 1 year ago
Network
Organizations
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Beshara School at the Chisholme Institute - The
Activities: Educational
Scope: international
Type: Educational Organization
Scope: international
Type: Educational Organization
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New Economics Foundation NEF
Activities: Activist, Educational, Research
Scope: international
Type: Foundation
Scope: international
Type: Foundation
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Palestinian Israeli Peace NGO Forum (Israel Office)
Activities: Activist
Scope: regional
Type: Non Governmental Organization
Scope: regional
Type: Non Governmental Organization
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| edited by azariarah... 3 months ago |
Resources
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Home 2009 Project film
HOME is a spectacular film by Yann Arthus Bertrand that came about with the support and commitment of an amazing international and diverse team and of a large corporate group.
The free access movie in ...more
| Website |
 | edited by wisdom4god about 1 month ago |
State of the World 2008: Innovations for a Sustainable Ec...
“We have the tools today to steer the global economy onto a sustainable path.”
“Continued human progress now depends on an economic transformation that is more profound than any seen in the last centu ...more
| Other |
 | edited by cactus 12 months ago |
The Economics of Happiness
Economist Mark Anielski has developed a new and practical economic model called Genuine Wealth, to measure those real determinates of well-being and help redefine progress. The Economics of Happiness ...more
| Book |
| edited by WildCherry 12 months ago |
World Database of Happiness
The World Database of Happiness is an ongoing register of scientific research on the subjective enjoyment of life.
It brings together findings that are scattered throughout many studies and ...more
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| added by bowo about 1 year ago |
The Happy Planet Index
The Happy Planet Index (HPI) is an innovative new measure that shows the ecological
efficiency with which human well-being is delivered around the world. It
is the first ever index to c ...more
| Website |
| added by bowo about 1 year ago |
The Power and Potential of Well-Being Indicators: Measuri...
The Power and Potential of Well-Being Indicators: Measuring Young People's Well-Being in Nottingham, UK in group Happiness and Well-BeingYou can download the eight page summary document (pdf) here for ...more
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| added by bowo about 1 year ago |
World Values Survey
The World Values Survey
is a worldwide investigation of sociocultural and political change. It
is conducted by a network of social scientist at leading universities
all around world.
Interviews
h ...more
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| added by bowo about 1 year ago |
Chasing Progress: Beyond Measuring Economic Growth
Chasing Progress: Beyond Measuring Economic Growth in group Happiness and Well-BeingA new measure of the state of Britain's economy, MDP or Measure of
Domestic Progress, shows that social progress in ...more
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| added by bowo about 1 year ago |
The Politics of Happiness
The Politics of HappinessThings are amiss. Depression and suicide rates are rising, prompting official taskforces and targets. Crime, and our fear of it, hobbles civic life. We no longer trust the gov ...more
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| added by bowo about 1 year ago |