Challenging consumption : pathways to a more sustainable future /
Contributor(s): Davies, Anna [editor of compilation.]
| Fahy, Frances [editor of compilation.] | Rau, Henrike [editor of compilation.].
Series: Routledge studies in sustainability.Publisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2014Description: x, 211 pages ; 24 cm.Content type: text $2 rdacontent | text Media type: unmediated $2 rdamedia | unmediated Carrier type: volume $2 rdacarrier | volumeISBN: 9780415820745 (hardback); 9780415820745:; 041582074X (hardback).Subject(s): Consumption (Economics) | Sustainability -- Economic aspects | Sustainable development | Sustainable development -- Economic aspects | Environmental economicsDDC classification: 339.47 Summary: Sustainable consumption is a central research topic in academic discourses of sustainable development and global environmental change. Informed by a number of disciplinary perspectives, this book is structured around four key themes in sustainable consumption research: Living, Moving, Dwelling and Futures. The collection successfully balances theoretical insights with grounded case studies in several forms of sustainability, such as mobility, heating, washing and eating practices and concludes by exploring future sustainable consumption research pathways and policy recommendations.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Sustainable consumption is a central research topic in academic discourses of sustainable development and global environmental change. Informed by a number of disciplinary perspectives, this book is structured around four key themes in sustainable consumption research: Living, Moving, Dwelling and Futures. The collection successfully balances theoretical insights with grounded case studies in several forms of sustainability, such as mobility, heating, washing and eating practices and concludes by exploring future sustainable consumption research pathways and policy recommendations.