Theoretical Underpinnings of the Other Social Effects Account

Abstract

While water resources planning has primarily been focused on enhancing economic well-being as portrayed in the National Economic Development (NED) account, well-being is a multi-faceted concept grounded in human needs that include distributive justice, social connectedness, equality, and health and safety considerations, in addition to economic well-being factors. Information on these multiple dimensions of well-being is increasingly being used by Federal agencies, the World Bank, and other countries to provide a more comprehensive understanding of quality of life and livability issues. A water resources planning process that incorporates a multi-dimensional conception of well-being positively influences the degree to which water resources solutions will be judged as effective, acceptable, and fair.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA471773

Entities

People

  • C. M. Dunning
  • Susan Durden

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Engineering
  • Commerce
  • Demography
  • Economic Development
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Families (Human)
  • Flood Control
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Natural Resources
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Administration
  • Recreation
  • Social Sciences
  • Water Resources

Fields of Study

  • Economics

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  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Economics
  • Organizational Psychology.