Description
In the face of an urgent need to build stronger, sustainable and more resilient communities, this book demonstrates how wellbeing science can link the individual with the community through appropriate health and wellbeing policies and offers a guide to a new way for individuals to connect with the world. It will appeal to researchers and professionals working across the fields of psychology, environmental science, public health and public policy.
About the Author
Andrew H. Kemp is Professor of Psychology and Personal Chair at Swansea University, Wales. Dr Kemp's research are broad in scope, spanning affective neuroscience through to epidemiology and public health. His current research interests relate to existential positive psychology, wellbeing science and climate psychology. He has received awards and fellowships from the British Psychological Society (2019) and the Association for Psychological Science (2017), and a Doctor of Science degree from the University of Melbourne (2019) in recognition of academic leadership, creative scholarship and innovative contributions to the field.
Darren J. Edwards is a BPS Chartered Health Psychologist and Senior Lecturer in The Department of Public Health at Swansea University, Wales. Dr Edwards has considerable experience both as a researcher and trainer of ACT. His published work includes several policy briefs for the Welsh Government and The Textbook of Health and Social Care (Co-edited with Stephanie Best 2020).
Book Information
ISBN 9783031183287
Author Andrew H. Kemp
Format Hardback
Page Count 168
Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
Publisher Springer International Publishing AG