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Wellbeing, health and geography: a critical review and research agenda

Fleuret, S.; Atkinson, S.

Authors

S. Fleuret



Abstract

This paper explores different conceptual and policy spaces of wellbeing. The increasing use of wellbeing in contemporary health debates affords geographers of health new arena in which to explore the processes that promote, remedy or regenerate health and ill-health. The paper first critically reviews the theoretical approaches and challenges for operationalizing the concept of wellbeing in both research and policy. We then present a framework of the spaces of wellbeing to provoke discussion and research amongst geographers of health. The paper concludes with proposals for future research orientations.

Citation

Fleuret, S., & Atkinson, S. (2007). Wellbeing, health and geography: a critical review and research agenda. New Zealand Geographer, 63(2), 106-118. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-7939.2007.00093.x

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Aug 1, 2007
Deposit Date Aug 14, 2009
Journal New Zealand Geographer
Print ISSN 0028-8144
Electronic ISSN 1745-7939
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 63
Issue 2
Pages 106-118
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-7939.2007.00093.x
Keywords Health, Policy, Research agenda, Theory, Wellbeing.