Enhancing collective happiness in the city: Felicitas publica and the availability of relational goods

Helena Águeda Marujo, Luís Miguel Neto and Mafalda Casais
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Helena Águeda Marujo: Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Politicas ISCSP and Centro de Administração e Politicas Publicas, Universidade de Lisboa
Luís Miguel Neto: Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Politicas ISCSP, and Centro de Administração e Politicas Publicas, Universidade de Lisboa
Mafalda Casais: CIAUD, Lisbon School of Architecture, Universidade de Lisboa

Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal, 2020, vol. 13, issue 3, 308-319

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 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R00 Z33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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