Fwd: The Happy Planet Index: an introduction
We are accustomed to comparing countries in terms of crude riches or what they trade. Some countries earn, or are given, reputations for music, sporting excellence, food, or as holiday destinations. There are international league tables for performance on a range of issues from corruption to football. This website introduces a measure of something more fundamental. It addresses the relative success or failure of countries in supporting good life for their citizens, whilst repecting the environmental resource limits upon which our lives depend.
The Happy Planet Index (HPI) is an innovative new measure that shows the ecological efficiency with which human well-being is delivered.
You can find a lot more, together with all the data for all the world's countires at http://www.happyplanetindex.org/introduction.htm
Why not take a guess at the top five countries before you go over there? You will be surprised.
You should also look for the average placing of island nations: there's something interesting there too.
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Duncan Williamson
posted by Duncan Williamson @ 9:40 AM
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