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A Happy Sustainable Scotland?
We believe that societies that pursue sustainable development will improve the well-being of people and the communities in which they live, for the long-term. This can only be achieved by integrating economic, environmental and social impacts. In 2008 we conducted a survey of people in Scotland to provide a snap shot of people's view of their well-being. We are now looking to repeat the survey to discover how people in Scotland feel in these new circumstances. Follow the hyperlink to the 2010 survey .
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We believe that societies that pursue sustainable development will improve the well-being of people and the communities in which they live, for the long-term. This can only be achieved by integrating economic, environmental and social impacts. In 2008 we conducted a survey of people in Scotland to provide a snap shot of people's view of their well-being. We are now looking to repeat the survey to discover how people in Scotland feel in these new circumstances. Follow the hyperlink to the 2010 survey .
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People & Places
Our Chief Exec, Frazer was out an about presenting at the Keep Scotland Beautiful conference for its People & Places partners. The topic?..wellbeing and happiness of course!
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Sustainable Communities: more than just the environment
Forward Scotland Development programme leader Sandra Renicks, with over 10 years in local economic development, was critical of the culture of 'sustainable' initiaitives devised by government. She said "These initiatives are all too often fundamentally flawed as a result of their failure to connect with communities. The top down approach will not provide the 21st century solutions we need."
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Scotland a happy place
Forward Scotland presented at the Royal Geographic Society international conference in London on the 27th of August. We continue to challenge economic growth and its measure, GDP as being the best measure of societys progress in the 21st century. We propose a qualitative approach of self reported well-being that takes account of social, economic and environmental experiences to determine society's progress.
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Parliament Motion Supports Wellbeing Report
We are pleased to announce that a Scottish Parliament motion welcomed our recent research report, produced in partnership with Scottish Council Foundation, A wellbeing framework for Scotland: A better way of measuring society's progress in the 21st Century.
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