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Enhancing collective happiness in the city: Felicitas publica and the availability of relational goods
Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal,
13
(3),
308-319
(2020)
Abstract
Informed by positive psychology and the fields of urban studies, design, economics, political philosophy and sociology, this paper presents an exploration of different conceptual models of happiness and well-being and considers their potential to be applied in an urban context. It introduces the ideas of ‘public happiness’ (felicitas publica), ‘relational goods’ and ‘third places’ and makes a case for their foregrounding in urban policy and practice. A case study, focusing upon a project implemented in the city of Lisbon, Portugal is used to demonstrate the ways in which policy makers might actively intervene to enhance collective happiness in the city.
Keywords: felicitas publica; cities; well-being; relational good; relationships; eudaimonia
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Author's Biography
Helena Águeda Marujo is currently an associate professor at Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Politicas at the University of Lisbon, where she serves as chairperson of the UNESCO Chair on Education for Global Peace Sustainability. Helena is also a senior researcher at Centro de Administração e Politicas Publicas (CAPP).
Luís Miguel Neto is currently an assistant professor at Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, University of Lisbon, where he is the scientific coordinator of the Executive Master’s on applied positive psychology. Luís is a senior researcher at Centro de Administração e Politicas Publicas (CAPP).
Mafalda Casais is a PhD candidate developing her research project in the research group Delft Institute of Positive Design at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering of TU Delft (Delft University of Technology). She is also a researcher at CIAUD – Research Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Design, Lisbon, where she currently works.
