Sustainable consumption: key issues

by Middlemiss, Lucie

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Title Statements

Full title :Sustainable consumption : key issues / Lucie Middlemiss.

Summary

"Sustainable Consumption: Key Issues provides a concise introduction to the field of sustainable consumption, outlining the contribution of the key disciplines in this multi-disciplinary area, and detailing the way in which both the problem and the potential for solutions are understood. Divided into three key parts, the book begins by introducing the concept of sustainable consumption, outlining the environmental impacts of current consumption trends, and placing these impacts in social context. The central section looks at six contrasting explanations of sustainable consumption in the public domain, detailing the stories that are told about why people act in the way they do. This section also explores the theory and evidence around each of these stories, linking them to a range of disciplines and approaches in the social sciences. The final section takes a broader look at the solutions proposed by sustainable consumption scholars and practitioners, outlining the visions of the future that are put forward to counteract damage to environment and society. Each chapter highlights key authors and real-world examples to encourage students to broaden their understanding of the topic and to think critically about how their daily lives intersect with environmental and ethical issues. Exploring the ways in which critical thinking and an understanding of sustainable consumption can be used in daily life as well as in professional practice, this book is essential reading for students, academics, professionals and policy-makers with an interest in this growing field."--Provided by publisher.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2018.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2018.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781315628035, 1315628031, 9781317239819, 1317239814, 9781317239826, 1317239822, 9781317239802, 1317239806
DOI:10.4324/9781315628035
oclc:on1033689568
LC Classification:HB820
Dewey Decimal:339.4/7

Part PART 1: Introducing sustainable consumption -- chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Measuring sustainable consumption -- chapter 3 Sustainable consumption in social context -- part PART 2: Explaining sustainable consumption -- chapter 4 'People don't understand' -- chapter 5 'People are selfish' -- chapter 6 'It's all about values' -- chapter 7 'The personal is political' -- chapter 8 'We don't have a choice' -- chapter 9 'Consumption is meaningful!' -- part PART 3: Visions of the future in sustainable consumption -- chapter 10 Production-consumption relations -- chapter 11 The solution is collective -- chapter 12 Sustainable consumption makes you happy! - co-authored with David Wingate -- chapter 13 Revolution or evolution? -- chapter 14 Conclusion: building images of the future.

Subjects

Consumption (Economics) -- Environmenta… environmental policy Environmental protection Environmental sociology Human ecology -- Study and teaching POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Env… Social ecology Social sciences sustainable development