It is widely believed that current levels of consumption required to maintain acceptable
standards of living in affluent societies are unsustainable. A host of explanations are put …

There is an emerging recognition of the importance of consumption within international
debates about sustainable development. The actions people take and the choices they …

In order to develop a more nuanced model of consumer behaviour and the dynamics of
behavioural change, this paper argues, the discourse of sustainable consumption needs to …

Degrowth implies Voluntary Simplicity: Overcoming Barriers to Sustainable Consumption Page
1 Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2009698 1 Our country is set up …

In environmental and consumer policy it has become common place to view the 'critical
consumer'as the decisive agent for a change towards sustainable consumption. Private …

Over the last decade or so, there has been a wealth of social and natural scientific debate
about the environmental consequences of contemporary consumption and there is, by now …

In March 2011, the Journal of Consumer Policy published a special issue on sustainable
consumption. The main focus of that issue was on how the different relevant actors …

The typical guest editorial within a special issue of a journal will explain the theme of the
special issue, introduce the different contributions that follow, outline the contributions that …

'Few people who think about the state of the world are content with the status quo. The
increasingly complex mix of economic, social, environmental and political problems at all …

Industrial ecology has mainly been concerned with improving the efficiency of production
systems. But addressing consumption is also vital in reducing the impact of society on its …