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Katie Wright discusses the concept of 'living well' -- exploring how human wellbeing is constructed and how it 'travels' across spatial boundaries. Drawing on empirical research, undertaken with Peruvian migrants based in London and Madrid, she investigates the needs that migrants themselves identify in their attempts to 'live well'. By next examining the perspectives of their Peru-based relatives and close friends, she moves the analysis beyond consideration of how wellbeing is constructed in particular locations to consider inter-subjective impacts of this migration and the global interconnectedness of human wellbeing outcomes.

A theory of strongly endogenous interactive relationship in participatory development is expounded through the use of a class of models of complementarities between selected variables representing their underlying agencies. Such a model is referred to as circular causation approach and resembles the social causation theory propounded by Gunnar Myrdal. The paper sets up the theoretical groundwork of circular causation in the context of development sustainability by virtue of estimating and simulating quantitative policy-theoretic approach that is applied to the exemplary problem of population and economic growth contra the neoclassical stand on their marginal substitution in population versus growth paradigm. Thus out of studying the theoretical and quantitative policy-theoretic perspective of the learning type endogenous model of development participation between variables and their agencies the ethical index is established. The participatory process of inter-variable complementarities between the selected variables conveys the substantive idea of development sustainability. The resulting functional objective criterion then represents the human wellbeing index. Several of the neoclassical theories as of the immserization theory of economic growth principally are critically examined.

Governance arrangements and processes influence access to and benefits from ecosystem services, and therefore the potential for ecosystem services to alleviate poverty. Governance also then influences the health of ecosystems. This chapter learns from decades of governance-related research to identify how to make ecosystem governance more effectively 'pro-poor'. It is informed by a systematic mapping of literature related to governance of ecosystem services and renewable natural resources for improved wellbeing and poverty alleviation, expert interviews and a workshop with government and non-government actors across a range of sectors from both North and South. The chapter is organised around the concept of trade-offs, considering first ecosystem-focused approaches, then rights-based approaches and lastly, participatory approaches to governance. The chapter further addresses the relevance of scale and multiple administrative levels (multi-level governance) and the importance of informal, or socially embedded, institutions. The chapter concludes that there is no single governance approach that can definitively deliver on improved ecosystem health and human wellbeing, that trade-offs are inevitable and governance is therefore an inherently political process.

Governance arrangements and processes influence access to and benefits from ecosystem services, and therefore the potential for ecosystem services to alleviate poverty. Governance also then influences the health of ecosystems. This chapter learns from decades of governance-related research to identify how to make ecosystem governance more effectively 'pro-poor'. It is informed by a systematic mapping of literature related to governance of ecosystem services and renewable natural resources for improved wellbeing and poverty alleviation, expert interviews and a workshop with government and non-government actors across a range of sectors from both North and South. The chapter is organised around the concept of trade-offs, considering first ecosystem-focused approaches, then rights-based approaches and lastly, participatory approaches to governance. The chapter further addresses the relevance of scale and multiple administrative levels (multi-level governance) and the importance of informal, or socially embedded, institutions. The chapter concludes that there is no single governance approach that can definitively deliver on improved ecosystem health and human wellbeing, that trade-offs are inevitable and governance is therefore an inherently political process.

"This book contains different research areas of Cognitive IoT and explains how Machine learning algorithms can be applied for Cognitive IoT. This book deals with applications of Cognitive IoT in this pandemic (Covid-19), applications for student performance evaluation, for human healthcare for chronic disease prediction, use of wearable sensors and review regarding their energy optimization and how cognitive IoT helps in farming through rainfall prediction, and lake level prediction. Features: Describes how cognitive IoT is helpful for chronic disease prediction and processing of data gathered from health care devices. Explains different sensors available for health monitoring. Explores application of Cognitive IoT in Covid-19 analysis. Discusses pertinent efficient farming applications for sustaining agricultural growth. Review smart education aspects like student response, performance, and behavior, Instructor response, performance, and behavior. This book aims at Researchers, Professionals and Graduate students in Computer Science and Engineering, Computer Applications and Electronics Engineering, Wireless communications, and networking"--

AbstractWhen the United Nations Development Programme formally introduced the concept of human security in 1994, it was widely celebrated as a long-overdue humanist alternative to orthodox models of security. Today, human security is a buzzword for describing the complex challenges that individuals and communities face in achieving safety and wellbeing in an insecure world. This article directs attention away from the emancipatory and empowering qualities commonly ascribed to human security to explore, instead, the specific role of benchmarking within the wider human security agenda. The main focus here is on the ways in which human life has been operationalised, measured, and classified to create indicators that permit judgements about individual security and insecurity. The article argues that although a single global human security benchmark has yet to be established, the main indices used as performance metrics of human insecurity have produced a narrow understanding of what it means to live a 'secure' life and have reinforced the state as the main focal point of international security governance.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Biomedical Waste Management among Laboratory Technologists of Selected Departments in the Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Study Design and Study Population -- Sampling Method -- Research Tools -- Data Analysis -- Ethical Consideration -- Results -- Demographic Data of Participant -- Knowledge on BMW Management -- Attitudes on BMW Management -- Practice on BMW -- Association between Demographic Data and Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices -- Correlations between Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Scores -- Comparison of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Scores with Selected Departments -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Recommendation -- Limitations -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 2 -- Knowledge, Awareness and Practice of Climate Change among Communities in Kuala Lumpur -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Results and Discussion -- Sociodemographic Characteristics -- Knowledge, Awareness and Practice Level Relating to Climate Change -- Associations between Knowledge, Awareness and Practice Relating to Climate Change -- Association between the KAP Levels and Sociodemographic Characteristics -- Sources of Information -- Factors that Prevent Communities from Taking Action on Climate Change -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Knowledge, Attitude and Practise of Zika Disease among Environmental and Occupational Health Students at Public Universities in Malaysia -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Study Participants -- Survey Questionnaire -- Statistical Analysis -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- Recommendations -- Use Social Media Effectively to Disseminate Information about ZIKD -- Continue the Campaign of Health Promotion in the University.