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The Well-Being of Future Generations Act (Wales, 2015): towards an ecosystem perspective

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DOI (Published version): 10.1108/jepp-04-2024-0064

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Purpose: Recent times have seen an increasing emphasis on sustainable development as a means of enacting positive regional change. There has also been an emergence in discussions around well-being and its role in promoting holistic sustainable development, such as in Wales through the Well-Being of...

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ISSN: 2045-2101 2045-211X
Published: Emerald 2024
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