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主催：北海道大学

Organizer: Hokkaido University

ひとり一人が身体的、精神的、社会的に良好な状態（Well-being）で質の高い生活（Quality of Life）を送る世界は、あるべき「持続可能な社会」の姿です。そして、Well-beingを享受する人々は、社会を持続的に発展させる原動力となって、より望ましい世界に近づきます。
しかし現実には、興味関心と欲望が牽引する人間活動によって、地球温暖化や有害な化学物質による汚染や生物多様性の減少など自然環境の劣化が急速に進んでいます。同時に、貧困や孤独など社会的な矛盾が目に見えて拡大しています。これらの問題が最終的に行き着く先はWell-beingの朽廃であり、人間の生存の危機です。
本シンポジウムでは、Well-beingの劣化現象を包括的に捉え、私たちの持続可能性を破壊する内在的な原因に迫り、ひとり一人がすこやかに人間らしく生きる社会を目指すうえでの障害を取り除く方策を考えます。

Ideally a sustainable society allows everyone to achieve physical, mental, and social well-being to have a high quality of life. As these things are realized, those benefiting in turn become a driving force behind the sustainability movement and bring it closer to an ideal state. In reality, however, human activity driven by self-interest and desire has caused rapid deterioration of the natural environment, including global warming, pollution stemming from hazardous chemicals, and reduced biodiversity. Meanwhile, social imbalances such as poverty and isolation have spread noticeably.
It is thought that these problems will ultimately lead to the destruction of general well-being and threaten the very survival of humankind. This symposium will investigate the deterioration of well-being from a comprehensive viewpoint and identify the inherent factors that destroy sustainability. It will also include consideration of how to remove factors that act as obstacles to the creation of a society in which everyone can enjoy a higher quality of life with dignity.