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Geographies of Human Wellbeing ( 1. Measuring and mapping human wellbeing,…

- - - - What are perceptions and how qualitative research is undertaken. Understanding methodology.
    - - Understanding what information qualitative research can offer us. Analysing and interpreting data. Strengths and limitations.
  - - - OECD: Compare policy experiences covering economic, environmental and social issues.
      - Happiness Planet Index: Human well-being and environmental impact measure. Weighs ecological footprint heavily. Designed to challenge GDP and HDI which don't take sustainability into account. Ultimate aim for people to be happy and healthy rather than rich.
      - Human Development Index: composite index/statistic of life expectancy, education and per capita income to rank countries into the four tiers of human development.
    - - Describe the status and history of well-being in SSA, and explain why it ranks so low on all index's and why it is slow to develop. Challenges and barriers to development, agenda for future improvement.
    - - Exploring OECD, HPI and HDI and how they show spatial variations in wellbeing by weighting variables/measures differently. Why some countries rank highly on some index's and not others.
    - - Ranks low on HPI, high on HDI and high on OECD (better life index). Explore historical trends of US, and what each measurement suggests to help plan US growth.
  - - - Eight international development goals to be achieved by 2015. Goals, Criticism, Progress, Improvements and future agenda (Sustainable Development Goals).
    - - How the goals aim to help wellbeing. Focus on Poverty and hunger, education, gender equality, child mortality, maternal health, healthcare, environmental sustainability, global development partnership.
- - - - Economic: income inequality, GDP, economic growth trends.
      - Social: Resource distribution through socially defined categories. GINI coefficient/index. Access to social goods (education, source of income, freedom of speech) as determined by social rights (power, religion, race, gender, age, prestige, kinship). The main examples of social inequality include income gap, gender inequality, health care, and social class.
      - Technological: accessibility and availability. Unequal access to technology can exacerbate inequalities.
      - Political: Differences in the distribution and acquisition of political resources. Social stratification dimensions.4 activities (voting, working with parties/action groups, attending demonstrations, boycotting products. Those who are disadvantaged (age/social class) less likely to participate in these actions. paper
      - Environmental: Raw resource availability and competition, natural disaster risk, climate change impact risk, geographical features. Man-made and natural restrictions to resources.
  - - - Congo: Minerals, conflict and well being. 80% of coltan is found there, needed in basically all technology. Minerals used in technology fuels the conflict. One of the poorest countries in the world. 'Conflict minerals'. Fuel military operations. Many companies trying to use 'conflict-free' minerals. doco
    - - How lack of safety negatively impacts wellbeing. Political and social instability, human trafficking. nigeria
- - - - Use OECD, HDI and HPI to compare people's wellbeing in different regions. Compare and contrast South East Asia (Vietnam) and Central Asia (China or Japan).
- - - - Aims: Promoting prosperity, reducing poverty, enhancing stability. Aid programs that effectively promote economic growth and reduce poverty, thus projecting and protecting Australia's broarder interests in the Indo-Pacific region.
      - Case Study: Define, describe, challenges and benefits.
    - - Motivations, aims and outcomes of NG Aid. Rotary club building Toilets from Melbourne to India
      - Case Study: Define, describe, challenges and benefits.