| Description |
1 online resource (225 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge Studies in Sustainability |
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Routledge studies in sustainability.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Part I Living; 1 Introduction: challenging consumption; 2 Situating sustainable consumption in a policy context; 3 Unpacking the challenges of researching sustainable consumption and lifestyles; Part II Moving; Introduction to Part II; 4 Changing everyday commuting practices; 5 Consuming distance or (all) consuming work? The case of telework; Summary of Part II; Part III Dwelling |
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Introduction to Part III: novel mechanisms for sustainable heating, washing and eating -- POP backcasting6 Heating; 7 Washing; 8 Eating; Summary of Part III: POP backcasting, shiftshaping for sustainable consumption?; Part IV Futures; 9 Conclusion: moving on -- promising pathways to more sustainable futures; Index |
| 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, on mobility, heating, washing and eating practices, and concludes by exploring future sustainable consumption research pathways and policy recommendations. Theoretical frameworks are advanced throughout |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Consumption (Economics)
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Sustainability -- Economic aspects
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Sustainable development -- Economic aspects
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- Macroeconomics.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Economic Conditions.
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Consumption (Economics)
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Sustainable development -- Economic aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Fahy, Frances.
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Rau, Henrike.
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| ISBN |
9781136734908 |
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1136734902 |
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