Happiness, Well-being and Sustainability A Course in Systems Change

"Happiness, Well-Being, and Sustainability is the first text book aimed at teaching students the new science of happiness and well-being measurement and to think of it in the context of making positive - and sustainable - changes to society. It provides extensive and robust evidence of the theory and metrics underlying the well-being approach, and at the same time links it to those of systemic change. It provides students with lessons on how to be agents of their own destiny, and to use that agency to contribute to the well-being and sustainability of their societies. The authors make their broad objective very eloquently in the introduction by quoting Ghandi: "be the change you wish to see in the world." It is a refreshing and accessible volume that will provide the next generation with better tools to navigate and improve their collective futures." - Carol Graham, Leo Pasvolsky Senior Fellow, College Park Professor, University of Maryland

"I am speaking today with a group of high-school students exploring ways to create a sustainably happier world. I so wish this book was already here to assist their project. They will learn, I hope, and as the book illustrates, that authentic happiness arises most readily when people work with each other, and not against others, to deliver a better world for generations to come." - John Helliwell, Professor at Vancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia, co-editor, World Happiness Report

"The book's practical focus on individual development, coupled with suggestions on how to influence society, makes this book unique as a textbook in an academic institution. It is not just a knowledge-sharing book, it is a practical book for action and influence [...] The book also lives well outside of educational institutions. It serves as an excellent introduction for the interested reader who is unsure of what one can do, and who is important for the global climate challenge we face."- Bjørn Z. Ekelund, Senior Consultant and Chairman of the Board at Human Factors AS, Norway, and Research Fellow at the Centre for Global Workforce Strategy, Simon Fraser University, Canada.