Geographies of Human Wellbeing · Environmental Interaction

Measuring Wellbeing

Critiquing the different indicators and indices used to measure and compare human development.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why is GDP an insufficient measure of a population's quality of life?
  2. 2How do composite indices like the HDI provide a more nuanced view of development?
  3. 3What are the limitations of using national averages to describe wellbeing?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9GE4K07AC9GE4K08
Year: Year 12
Subject: Geography
Unit: Geographies of Human Wellbeing
Period: Environmental Interaction

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