Nurturing the Nurturing Mother: A Method to Assess the Interdependence of Human and Planetary Health Through Community Well-Being

摘要: Current metrics of human well-being, such as those proposed by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment seek to measure interconnections human-nature relationship. However, interaction between health and planetary is typically depicted one-sided, neglecting a synergistic The primary goal sustainability maximize well-being for present future generations while remaining safely within ecological boundaries. To decide what type livelihood worth sustaining, we require more complete understanding community alternative ways characterizing it. In this paper, I concentrate on health, an important aspect subjective describe its interdependence, where are mutually reliant one another in age anthropocene. overview shortcomings with current indicators propose conceptual framework understand interdependence health. Three salient concepts integrating sense responsibility, internal balance, interconnectedness. provide evaluative methods assess these qualities based preliminary exploratory research two communities Phoenix metropolitan area. method operationalize interdependent using community-based participatory elicit meaningful from bottom-up. Objective interpretations relationship help further efforts toward evaluating role agency building sustainable resilient communities.