Sustainability Through Happiness: A Framework for Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 317-327

  Cloutier, Scott ^a   Pfeiffer, Deirdre ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community development; Happiness; Sustainability; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84945490600     PISSN: 09680802     EISSN: 10991719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sd.1593     Document Type: Article

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