There has always been interest in understanding what constitutes the good life and the basis for creating it. Much has been written about health and wellbeing at multiple scales, from the physical and psychological through to the societal and environmental. Wellbeing has been studied from the perspectives of psychology, medicine, economics, social science, ecology, and political science. However, the interconnections between these scales and perspectives have received far less attention, even though understanding these interdependencies is critical to the comprehensive understanding of wellbeing and how to improve it.In Toward an Integrated Science of Wellbeing, the contributing authors connect these diverse scales and perspectives to better guide wellbeing research and public policy. The book is divided into four sections representing each domain of wellbeing research--psychological, human biological, societal, and environmental--but the authors extend their work to consider the interconnections between these domains, seeking integration across all scales throughout. Individual chapters explore topics such as indigenous perspectives and wellbeing, wellbeing in higher education, positive ageing, inequality and wellbeing, health and climate change, and greenspaces and wellbeing.This integrated approach offers a first step toward a more complete understanding of wellbeing that can propel wellbeing research and initiatives in novel and fruitful directions.

ForewordJigme Y. ThinleyPrefaceElizabeth Rieger, Robert Costanza, Ida Kubiszewski, and Paul DugdaleIntroduction: Toward an Integrated Science of WellbeingElizabeth Rieger, Robert Costanza, Ida Kubiszewski, and Paul DugdaleA. An integrated approach includes psychological wellbeing1. The Integrative Science of Eudaimonic Wellbeing: Past Progress and the Road AheadCarol D. Ryff2. Understanding the Role of Positive Emotions in Wellbeing Through Psychological, Biological, Sociocultural, and Environmental LensesChristian Waugh3. Subjective Wellbeing and Resilience at the Individual Level: A Synthesis Through HomeostasisRobert A. Cummins4. Evolution, Compassion, and WellbeingPaul Gilbert5. Perceived Partner Responsiveness and WellbeingHarry Reis and Jenny Le6. Life Satisfaction, Marital Status, and Partnership Quality: Modelling from AustraliaBruce Chapman and Nabeeh Zakariyya7. Indigenous Australian Understandings of Holistic Health and Social and Emotional WellbeingHelen Milroy, Kate Derry, Shraddha Kashyap, Monique Platell, Joanna Alexi, Ee Pin Chang, and Pat Dudgeon8. Wellbeing in Higher Education: Evidence- and Policy-Based Strategies to Enhance the Wellbeing of People, Place and PlanetBruce K. Christensen and Rebecca E. KennedyB. AND physical health and wellbeing9. Integrating Across Diverse Perspectives to Improve Health and Wellbeing: Obesity as an Illustrative CasePaul Dugdale, Elizabeth Rieger, and Robert Dyball10. Wellbeing and Personal Safety: Lessons from Population-Based Strategies to Reduce the Burden of InjuryRussell L. Gruen, Amit Gupta, and Nobhojit Roy11. An Integrative Perspective on Positive Ageing in Later LifeKane Solly and Nancy Pachana12. Systems of Care and Experience for Dying WellMichael Chapman, Jennifer Philip, and Paul KomesaroffC. AND societal wellbeing13. Wellbeing Frameworks: Emerging Practice, Challenges, and OpportunitiesJacki Schirmer, Robert Tanton, and John Goss14. Weaving Wellbeing into the Fabric of the Economy: Lessons from Bhutan's Journey Towards Gross National HappinessJulia C. Kim, Julie A. Richardson, and Tsoki Tenzin15. America's Crisis of Despair: The Case for a Wellbeing Based Recovery, With Lessons From and for Other CountriesCarol Graham16. Inequality and the Transition from GDP to WellbeingRichard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett17. An Economy Centred on Human and Ecological WellbeingLorenzo Fioramonti and Luca CosciemeD. AND the wellbeing of the built and natural environment18. Natural Capital, Ecosystem Services, and Subjective Wellbeing: A Systematic ReviewDiane Jarvis, Phil Lignier, Ida Kubiszewski, and Robert Costanza19. An Integrated Approach to Health and Wellbeing in Response to Climate ChangeSotiris Vardoulakis and Hilary Bambrick20. Wellbeing and the Built Environment: A Case Study in the Application of Broad-Based Participatory DesignMargarette Leite, Sergio Palleroni, and Barbara Sestak21. Sustainable Wellbeing and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)Robert Costanza, Ida Kubiszewski, and Lorenzo Fioramonti