The Earthscan Reader on Sustainable Consumption (Earthscan Reader Series)

ISBN 10: 1844071650 / ISBN 13: 9781844071654

Published by Routledge, 2006

About this Item

Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Earthscan Reader on Sustainable Consumption (Earthscan Reader Series)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844071650
• ISBN 13: 9781844071654
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Used; Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Sustainable consumption is a controversial concept: politically, socially and intellectually.
Consumption drives our economies and defines our lives; making it sustainable is an enormous and essential challenge. The World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002 set in place a 10-year programme of effort by national governments to develop strategies for sustainable consumption and production. The problem of changing consumer behaviour and making our lives more sustainable continues to challenge opinion-formers and policy-makers alike.
This book provides a coherent synthesis of key contributions to the literature on consumption and sustainability, comprising a substantive collection of selected papers and extracts from books, journals and institutional publications. Presented with a comprehensive introductory overview, the Reader also offers an invaluable 'route map' through the complex intellectual terrain relevant to the pursuit of sustainable consumption.

About the Author

TIM JACKSON is Professor of Sustainable Development at the University of Surrey in the UK and Director of the ESRC Research Group in Lifestyles, Values and Environment (RESOLVE).