are increasingly at the forefront of political measures to address it. Such projects are partly publicly funded, for example by Leader or national funds for area renewal, but they are increasingly also funded by private charities. To sustain and enhance their community well-being, rural dwellers collectively initiate and implement projects in the built environment through such
Introduction Since the early 2000s, many disciplines have begun to examine urban and rural differences and to investigate the relationship between well-being and the degree of urbanisation of the place where individuals live. From sociologists to economists, from urban planners to psychologists and medical researchers, all are providing evidence
spaces as sites for healthy living, working, recreation and domestic food production (Weeden, 2020 ). As such, the natural environment has been implicated as a driver of higher levels of subjective well-being in rural areas (Gilbert et al., 2016 ; Verheij et al., 2008 ). However, simplistic narratives on the virtues of living in nature, which play into the nostalgic notion of the rural
Introduction This chapter is animated by a number of empirical tensions dealing with rural well-being. These tensions have been especially well documented in the US, the focus of this chapter. Yet I know they exist, and therefore complicate rural policy, in other countries (e.g. Almås & Fuglestad, 2020 ; Gallent & Gkartzios, 2019 ). For
Introduction The difference between urban and rural areas, in terms of standard of living and subjective well-being, is still being debated. If, on one hand, cities offer higher job opportunities, leisure activities and cultural events, on the other hand, they are characterised by higher cost of living, higher levels of pollution and greater
Introduction In this chapter, we investigate the differences in subjective well-being between urban and rural areas in Denmark. We expect Denmark to be a good example of the reversing of the urban–rural gap in subjective well-being. As written in the framing essay to this section, in developing countries in general the level of subjective well-being
than shelter: it is an essential step on the pathway to recovery. Certainly, structural safety is one aspect of this journey, but health, livelihood and general well-being are of equal and day-to-day importance. While the emotional, conscious and unconscious attachment to a home are of undeniable importance, the fabric of the house itself will also contribute directly to the recovery and well-being of a family and, by extension, a community. As well as being warm or cool and ventilated, a well-built and well-finished house will provide a barrier to vector
the most substantial dimensions to cope with, recover from and adapt to the impacts of disasters. The wealth dimension encompasses indicators such as food consumption and financial assistance which are necessary to build resilience in local communities. Similarly, the DRLA and UEH (2012) also highlight psychosocial status as a dimension of resilience as the psychological condition and well-being of household members is often adversely affected in the short term and potentially long term depending, in part, upon the effectiveness of the household’s ties. Wealth
Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Dainius Pūras, lamented the fact that mental health continues to be one of the most neglected and underfunded development issues ( Pūras, 2017 : 10, 19). Although mental health was excluded from the Millennium Development Goals, the UN’s 2030 Agenda requires states to ‘ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages’ through Sustainable
join the digital gig economy. While intended consequences can be summarised as providing refugees with access to work and the secondary improved benefits this can bring, such as increased well-being, unintended consequences include but are not limited to introducing refugees to low-paid, low-quality work that does not offer sustainable livelihoods – and even a lack of digital work at all, despite the extensive training and time, and sometimes money, invested ( Rushworth