Abstract
This chapter gives a brief introduction to the expanding practices of assessing well-being. A seed-blessing ceremony of indigenous Quechua communities in southern Peru is described as an example of communities searching for well-being and as an example of a different paradigm or worldview. Subsequently, different measures of developmental progress are presented as well as the quest for a broader understanding of well-being in the context of current crises. Surveybased and participatory approaches for assessing well-being are discussed and the conclusion of the chapter argues for assessment of community well-being at landscape level.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Community Well-being in Biocultural Landscapes |
| Subtitle of host publication | Are we living well? |
| Editors | Bas Verschuuren, Suneetha M. Subramanian, Wim Hiemstra |
| Publisher | Practical Action Publishing |
| Chapter | 1 |
| Pages | 1-20 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781780448374 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781853398384 |
| Publication status | Published - 23 Jun 2014 |