Towards Sustainable Household Consumption? Trends and Policies in OECD Countries
Title | Towards Sustainable Household Consumption? Trends and Policies in OECD Countries PDF eBook |
Author | OECD |
Publisher | OECD Publishing |
Pages | 158 |
Release | 2002-04-29 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9264175067 |
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of household consumption patterns in five key areas: food, tourism-related travel, energy, water and waste generation.
Towards Sustainable Consumption Patterns A Progress Report on Member Country Initiatives
Title | Towards Sustainable Consumption Patterns A Progress Report on Member Country Initiatives PDF eBook |
Author | OECD |
Publisher | OECD Publishing |
Pages | 54 |
Release | 2000-07-25 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9264162666 |
This report reviews currently available information on the success of Member country initiatives in influencing consumption patterns.
Towards Sustainable Consumption
Title | Towards Sustainable Consumption PDF eBook |
Author | Jennifer Kent |
Publisher | |
Pages | 176 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Consumption (Economics) |
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An understanding of the patterns and driving forces of consumption will lead to strategies to improve resource efficiency. This work looks at how Europe is moving to sustainable consumption. The contributions come from the InterAcademy Panel conference on science's role in formulating policy.
Towards Sustainable Consumption Patterns
Title | Towards Sustainable Consumption Patterns PDF eBook |
Author | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
Publisher | OECD Publishing |
Pages | 76 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
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This report reviews currently available information on the success of Member country initiatives in influencing consumption patterns.
The New Economics of Sustainable Consumption
Title | The New Economics of Sustainable Consumption PDF eBook |
Author | G. Seyfang |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 231 |
Release | 2008-12-11 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 023023450X |
This book offers a fresh look at sustainable consumption, exploring how grassroots community action can spread ideas in society. It presents a 'New Economics' approach based on alternative measures of wealth and value, examining how these are put into practice through local organic food systems, low-impact eco-housing, and complementary currencies.
Towards Sustainable Consumption Patterns
Title | Towards Sustainable Consumption Patterns PDF eBook |
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Pages | 54 |
Release | 1998 |
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Sustainable Consumption and Production, Volume II
Title | Sustainable Consumption and Production, Volume II PDF eBook |
Author | Ranjula Bali Swain |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 387 |
Release | 2020-11-07 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 3030552853 |
Circular economy principles are driving to overcome the challenges of today’s linear take-make-dispose production and consumption patterns through keeping the value of products, materials, and resources circulating in the economy as long as possible. Sustainable Consumption and Production, Volume II: Circular Economy and Beyond aims to explore the sustainable consumption and production transition to a circular economy, while addressing critical global challenges by innovating and transforming product and service markets towards sustainable development. This book explores how consumers, private sector, relevant international organizations, and governments can play an active role in innovating businesses to help companies, individuals (consumers and citizens), organizations, and sectors, to remain competitive, while transitioning towards sustainable markets and economies. It is of interest to economists, students, businesses, and policymakers.