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dc.contributor.advisorFleming, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorAmbrey, Christopher
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-23T02:51:27Z
dc.date.available2018-01-23T02:51:27Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.doi10.25904/1912/1461
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/367229
dc.description.abstractThe environment in which the majority of Australians live is likely to undergo rapid change due to the pressures of population growth, economic growth and urbanisation. It is, therefore, useful to understand the extent to which well-being depends on this environment. Employing data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey and Geographic Information Systems, this thesis investigates the extent to which a number of environmental factors affect an individual’s self-reported life satisfaction. Environmental factors considered include: scenic amenity, air pollution, ecosystem diversity, protected areas and public greenspace. In doing so, this thesis extends existing literature on the economics of happiness as well as the literature devoted to valuing non-market goods and services. Research into life satisfaction (or happiness) is increasingly the foci of a great deal of empirical investigation in economics. This research has been motivated, at least in part, by dissatisfaction with traditional means of measuring economic progress, as clearly evidenced by the findings of the Report by the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress (Stiglitz, Sen, & Fitoussi, 2009). This area of research also reflects a broader re-evaluation of the epistemological foundations of economics, as seen in 2002 by Daniel Kahneman and Vernon Smith together being awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherGriffith University
dc.publisher.placeBrisbane
dc.rights.copyrightThe author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise.
dc.subject.keywordsLife satisfaction
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental factors in wellbeing
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironment and human health
dc.titleEssays on the Influence of the Environment on Life Satisfaction: Evidence from Australia
dc.typeGriffith thesis
gro.facultyGriffith Business School
gro.description.notepublicChapters 3 to 10 are commercially published papers and so are not included here.
gro.rights.copyrightThe author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise.
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dc.contributor.otheradvisorHiggs, Helen
dc.rights.accessRightsPublic
gro.identifier.gurtIDgu1426561025195
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gro.thesis.degreelevelThesis (PhD Doctorate)
gro.thesis.degreeprogramDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
gro.departmentGriffith Business School
gro.griffith.authorAmbrey, Christopher L.


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