Journal of Ecology and Rural Environment ›› 2016, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (5): 697-702.doi: 10.11934/j.issn.1673-4831.2016.05.002

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Human Well-Being and Its Applications and Prospects in Ecology

WANG Bo-jie1,2, TANG Hai-ping1,2   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Beijing 100875, China;
    2. College of Resource and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
  • Received:2015-07-08 Online:2016-09-25 Published:2016-10-08

Abstract:

Maintaining and improving human well-being and promoting sustainable development has become an important topic and a new direction in the research of ecology. However so far only limited information relevant to human well-being in ecology is available in literature. A brief introduction to the concept, and development of human well-being, a review of human well-being evaluation index systems, and a summary that currently the concept of human well-being is embodied are presented in the following 3 aspects in the study of ecology: (1) relationships between human well-being and ecosystem services; (2) characteristics of the spatio-temporal distribution of human well-being; and (3) effects of driving forces behind the variation of the ecosystem on human well-being. The directions and challenges of the research in future are prospected. Building up a comprehensive human well-being evaluation index system, quantifying the relationships between human well-being and ecosystem services, and enhancing the study on the local and regional scale are the frontiers of the study on human well-being in ecology. Working on these scientific issues will promote application of the concept of human well-being to decision-making management at various governmental levels.

Key words: human well-being, index system, ecology, ecosystem service

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