Wu Yang|Thomas Dietz|Daniel Kramer|Xiao Chen|Jianguo Liu
Going Beyond the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: An Index System of Human Well-Being
Michigan State University|Michigan United|Michigan State University|Michigan United|Madison Area Technical College|Michigan State University|Michigan United|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|Michigan State University|Michigan United
understanding linkages ecosystem services es human wellbeing hwb crucial sustain flow es hwb millennium ecosystem assessment provided stateoftheart synthesis knowledge however due complexity linkages es hwb still many knowledge gaps particular lack quantitative indicators integrated models based framework fill research needs developed quantitative index system measure hwb assessed impacts external driverthe 2008 wenchuan earthquakeon hwb results suggest proposed index system hwb welldesigned valid could useful better understanding linkages es hwb earthquake significantly affected households wellbeing demonstration sites impacts differed across space across five dimensions subindex ie basic material good life security health good social relations freedom choice action since conceptual framework based generalizable framework methods also applicable study areas