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human well-being  

Definition

  • secure and adequate livelihoods, enough food at all times, shelter, clothing, and access to goods: health, feeling well and healthy physical environment, such as clean air and clean water, good social relations, social cohesion, mutual respect, the ability to help others and provide for children; security, including secure access to natural and other resources, personal safety, and security from natural and human-made disasters; freedom of choice and action, including the opportunity to achieve individual values

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/15201

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