Comparison of Weak and Strong Theories of Environmental Sustainability in the Conceptual Context of Sustainable Development

Table 3.

Estimation of patterns involving both physical and natural capital

  Life satisfaction Life satisfaction Life satisfaction Happiness Happiness

Y-intercept 5.11(0.18) 4.17 (1.12) 4.13(0.41) 0.44 (0.27) -0.82 (0.66)
GDP per capita  -  - 0.89 (0.12)  - 1.17 (0.24)
Per capita national income 0.66 (0.09) 0.61 (0.11) - 0.82 (0.09) -
Natural capital per capita - 0.17 (0.11) - - -
Per capita difference between ecological footprint and biological capacity 0.08 (0.05) - 0.06 (0.02) 0.09 (0.05) 0.08 (0.02)
R2 0.62 0.58 0.54 0.53 0.42
Durbine-Watson 1.69 1.75 1.71 1.88 1.79