Research on car dependence exposes the difficulty of moving away from a car-dominated,
high-carbon transport system, but neglects the political-economic factors underpinning car …

Short food supply chains (SFSCs) are increasingly garnering attention in food systems
research, owing to their rising popularity among consumers, producers and policy-makers in …

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Maslow's needs theory proposes a hierarchy of needs and argues for their sequential
satisfaction. The theory has been very influential in development studies, in the …

There are two sides to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which appear at risk of
contradiction. One calls for humanity to achieve “harmony with nature” and to protect the …

Metrics matter for policy and policy matters for well-being. In this report, the co-chairs of the
OECD-hosted High Level Expert Group on the Measurement of Economic Performance and …

Gross domestic product (GDP) summarizes a vast amount of economic information in a
single monetary metric that is widely used by decision makers around the world. However …

Consumption Corridors: Living a Good Life within Sustainable Limits explores how to
enhance peoples' chances to live a good life in a world of ecological and social limits …

" Notions such as wellbeing, freedom, and social justice are integral to evaluating social
progress and developing policies. One increasingly influential way to think about these …