Natural Capital, Ecosystem Services, and Subjective Wellbeing

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Jarvis, Diane;Lignier, Philip;Kubiszewski, Ida;Costanza, Robert
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Humans depend on the rest of nature for their health, wellbeing, and survival. Recent research has analysed the extent to which self-reported life satisfaction (as one form of subjective wellbeing) is related to various proxies for natural capital and ecosystem services. The authors of this chapter analysed 87 studies published between 2000 and 2019 that modelled different versions of this relationship around four basic themes: (1) degree of human intervention, (2) specific environmental goods and services, (3) adverse impacts, and (4) overarching indicators. Results showed that positive effects are most significant when there is a balance of natural, built, human, and social capital and that nonlinear relationships that incorporate this interaction may be most appropriate.

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Toward an Integrated Science of Wellbeing

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Oxford University Press

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New York, NY, USA

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10.1093/oso/9780197567579.003.0019