A Critical Framework to Develop Human-Centric Positive Energy Districts: Towards Justice, Inclusion, and Well-Being

Employment, social justice and societal well-being

T he purpose of economic activity is to increase the well-being of individuals, and economic structures that are able to do so are more desirable than those that do not. This proposition might seem anodyne, but on closer inspection it is far more complex. To be sure, all politicians – left, right and centre – pay homage to it. Yet, the policies that are pursued often turn out to be antithetical...

Improving Financial Inclusion: towards a Critical Financial Education Framework

Empirical research suggests that financial inclusion initiatives – such as facilitating access to financial resources or providing microcredit – are alone not enough to lower socioeconomic disparities. In this article, we adopt a critical stance as a guide for our empirical investigation. Our aim is to propose a financial education framework, tailored to low-income micro-entrepreneurs, that emb...

A Cross-Cultural Study about Positive and Negative Emotions and Its Relation to Health and Well-being

Towards a Human-Centric Argument-Based Decision-Making Framework

ALI is an Assisted LIving system aimed at supporting individuals in their performance of daily living activities, through positive feedback and encouraging messages. ALI integrates a novel approach to integrating a human behavior theory with an argument-based decision-making framework. This integration allows us to model a decision-making problem from a human activity-centric point of view. An ...

Safeguarding Children's Well-being within Educational Settings: A Critical Review of Inclusion Strategies

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