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3.4.12 In conclusion This chapter looked at modern approaches to measuring the quality of life , which combine material and non-material, objective and subjectiveindicators. This multi-dimensionality of the phenomenon also questions the feasibility of creating an absolute and single ranking , since different countries can be found at the top on the different dimensions. Yet, some common features are still typical for the top performers. Switzerland, Norway, Canada, Denmark and Sweden – they all have a long stable democracy, and equally highly developed dimensions of the quality of life. Estonia belongs in the life quality to the lowest quarter of the OECD countries, resembling Hungary, Brazil and Chile. Estonia is exceptional in the unevenness of the various dimensions of the quality of life, and the great lag in material living conditions. Non-material components of private lifes (good family and community relations, work-life balance), in contrary, increase Estonia’s overall position and proved to be resilient to the economic recession. However, Estonia is not a typical Eastern Europeancountry, becauseunlike the other post-communist nations, the people of Estonia are optimistic about the future, trust their fellow citizens, and are socially active. This optimism and the strong community ties are in sharp contrast to satisfaction with public services. In the EU the economic recession had practically no impact on the public satisfaction with public services, in Estonia instead, the satisfaction with the pension system, healthcare and long-term care services has decreased significantly. One of the weaknesses in enhancing the quality of life quality in Estonia are the poor and uneven housing conditions. The lack of a national housing policy has resulted in many elderly and poor people lacking elementary health and sanitary conditions, while people with housing loans in Estonia have higher coping risk than those in other countries. Since satisfaction with housing is correlated with almost all other life quality indicators, increasing the satisfaction with housing would increase the total life quality and well-being. Another life quality component that would create such positive spillover is education. Based thereon, when planning public policy, broader and more complex attention must be paid to less-educated people, along with their own empowerment. Typically, the positive effect of education on material well- being and employability have been stressed. Yet, a similar effect can also be seen on health, family relations and the worklife balance. References 1. Aavakivi, K. (2012). Valitsuse (governance) printsiipide rakendamine põhikooli- ja gümnaasiumiseaduse koostamise protsessis. 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3.5 Environment dimension of well-being Mari Jüssi This sub-chapter analyses the developments in Estonia during the last 10 to 15 years, using the indices and indicators related to the ecological sustainability and resource consumption of society. The Ecological Footprint, Carbon Footprint, energy intensity of the economy, and resource productivity are all examined. Estonia is part of the globalising world, where products, as well as the environmental impact of human activity, move across national borders, and therefore, the statistics that are usually related to the environmental impact of production do not reflect the environmental impact of imported products and services caused in foreign countries. In other words – the global ecological impact that is caused by the production and consumption in Estonia has not been considered to date. 3.5.1 The Ecological Footprint – definition and measures The Ecological Footprint is a composite indicator, which associates the ecological impact of human activities with the existing ecological reserves. In other words, the Ecological Footprint shows how many services of the Earth’s ecosystem are consumed by humanity, its countries and cities, and whether this consumption is within the limits of nature’s regeneration capability. The size of the equivalent biologically productive area (in global hectares), which would be able to regenerate these natural resources and neutralise the waste, is calculated for the country’s (or some other unit’s) material and energy flows. According to the latest Global Ecological Footprint report, compiled in 2011, the area per capita in the world necessary for this regeneration is 1.8 global hectares, i.e., this is the sustainable level of Ecological Footprint per capita, which would allow planet Earth to tolerate the resource consumption of the entire population. This can fluctuate somewhat by year, depending on the level of productivity of the Earth and the size of population. Currently, the consumption per capita is about 2.7 global hectares, or figuratively, 1.5 planets annually. This means that it takes Earth 18 months to regenerate the resources that humanity consumes, and to decompose the waste it creates, in a year. This is called ecological overshoot. This is a situation in which the consumption of resources is greater than their actual reserves, resulting in the depletion of ecological resources and the accumulation of waste. The resources consumed by humanity have exceeded the regeneration capability of Earth since the early 1980s; but as recently as the mid-1960s, humanity consumed half as much. (WWF et al., 2012) Figure 3.5.1.a The Ecological Footprint and GDP (based on PPP), per capita of the European Union Member Countries, 2008. Built-up area Carbon Fishing ground Forest Grazing land Cropland GDP (PPP) Hectare per capita Denmark Belgium Netherlands Ireland Finland Sweden Austria Czech Republic Slovenia Greece France Spain Estonia Great Britain EU 27 Slovakia Germany Italy Lithuania Portugal Latvia Poland Hungary Bulgaria Romania € per capita 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Source: Global Footprint Network 2012 Estonian Human Development Report 2012/2013 139
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