| Description |
x, 382 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Confronting Consumption / Thomas Princen, Michael Maniates and Ken Conca -- I. The Consumption Angle. 2. Consumption and Its Externalities: Where Economy Meets Ecology / Thomas Princen. 3. Individualization: Plant a Tree, Buy a Bike, Save the World? / Michael Maniates. 4. Commoditization: Consumption Efficiency and an Economy of Care and Connection / Jack Manno -- II. Chains of Consumption. 5. Distancing: Consumption and the Severing of Feedback / Thomas Princen. 6. Consumption and Environment in a Global Economy / Ken Conca. 7. The Distancing of Waste: Overconsumption in a Global Economy / Jennifer Clapp. 8. Environmentally Damaging Consumption: The Impact of American Markets on Tropical Ecosystems in the Twentieth Century / Richard Tucker -- III. On the Ground. 9. In Search of Consumptive Resistance: The Voluntary Simplicity Movement / Michael Maniates. 10. Jamming Culture: Adbusters' Hip Media Campaign against Consumerism / Marilyn Bordwell. 11. Think Globally, Transact Locally: The Local Currency Movement and Green Political Economy / Eric Helleiner. 12. Caveat Certificatum: The Case of Forest Certification / Fred Gale. 13. Citizens or Consumers: The Home Power Movement as a New Practice of Technology / Jesse Tatum. 14. Conclusion: To Confront Consumption / Thomas Princen, Michael Maniates and Ken Conca |
| Analysis |
Consumption |
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Environmental impact |
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Sustainable development |
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United States |
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Overseas item |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Consumption (Economics) -- Environmental aspects.
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Environmental policy.
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Sustainable development.
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| Author |
Conca, Ken.
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Maniates, Michael.
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Princen, Thomas, 1951-
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| LC no. |
01059640 |
| ISBN |
0262162083 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0262661284 paperback alkaline paper |
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