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Theories of (Un)Sustainable Consumption [PDF]

, 2017
In this discussion paper we review and contrast alternative theories of consumption in terms of the intellectual basis they provide for understanding sustainable behaviours. A defining aspect of the modern literature in this field is the emphasis on the individual as a volitional agent who engages wilfully in the decision to consume.
Spash, Clive L., Dobernig, Karin
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Exploring Household Food Waste Reduction for Carbon Footprint Mitigation: A Case Study in Shanghai, China

Foods, 2023
With the steady growth of the global population and the accelerated urbanization process, the carbon footprint resulting from food waste has a significant impact on the environment and sustainable development.
Chang Liu, Jie Shang, Chen Liu
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Assessment of Policy Integration of Sustainable Consumption and Production into National Policies

Resources, 2017
Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) was adopted as a stand-alone goal and reflected as one of the cross-cutting objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a central role to address global resource consumption and its associated
Ryu Koide, Lewis Akenji
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Just Transitions, Poverty and Energy Consumption: Personal Carbon Accounts and Households in Poverty

Energies, 2020
Complex relations exist between issues of poverty, responsibility and just transitions toward reduced household energy use. One proposed transitional instrument is Personal Carbon Accounts (PCAs) which provide equal per capita carbon allowances and ...
Martin Burgess, Mark Whitehead
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Sustainable Energy Consumption

Energies, 2021
Energy use in homes and buildings represents an important part of the load of electrical systems [...]
Carlos Ramos, Zita Vale, Peter Palensky, Hiroaki Nishi   +3 more
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Youth Attitudes and Participation in Climate Protest: An International Cities Comparison Frontiers in Political Science Special Issue: Youth Activism in Environmental Politics

Frontiers in Political Science, 2021
This article examines youth participation the school climate strikes of 2018 and 2019 (also known as #Fridays4Future), through an exploratory study conducted in seven diverse cities. Despite the international nature of the climate strikes, we know little
Kate Prendergast, Kate Prendergast, Bronwyn Hayward, Bronwyn Hayward, Midori Aoyagi, Midori Aoyagi, Kate Burningham, M Mehedi Hasan, M Mehedi Hasan, Tim Jackson, Vimlendu Jha, Larissa Kuroki, Anastasia Loukianov, Helio Mattar, Helio Mattar, Ingrid Schudel, Ingrid Schudel, Sue Venn, Aya Yoshida, Aya Yoshida   +19 more
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Public or private economies of knowledge: The economics of diffusion and appropriation of bioinformatics tools

International Journal of the Commons, 2009
The past three decades have witnessed a period of great turbulence in the economies of biological knowledge, during which there has been great uncertainty as to how and where boundaries could be drawn between public or private knowledge especially with ...
Mark Harvey, Andrew McMeekin
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Collaborative Consumption as a Manifestation of Sustainable Consumption [PDF]

Problemy Zarządzania, 2018
Sustainable consumption refers to the concept of sustainable development, and collaborative consumption is one of its manifestations. The aim of the article is to identify attitudes and behaviours of Polish consumers related to the idea of sustainable ...
prof. dr hab. Anna Dąbrowska, prof. dr hab. Mirosława Janoś-Kresło   +1 more
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Young people and environmental affordances in urban sustainable development: insights into transport and green and public space in seven cities

Sustainable Earth Reviews, 2020
Background Cities are at the fore of sustainability challenges of the twenty-first century, and many, particularly in Asia and Africa, are predominantly youthful spaces.
Sylvia Nissen, Kate Prendergast, Midori Aoyagi, Kate Burningham, Mohammad Mehedi Hasan, Bronwyn Hayward, Tim Jackson, Vimlendu Jha, Helio Mattar, Ingrid Schudel, Sue Venn, Aya Yoshida   +11 more
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Digital health interventions to improve eating behaviour of people with a lower socioeconomic position: a scoping review of behaviour change techniques

BMC Nutrition, 2022
Specific approaches are needed to reach and support people with a lower socioeconomic position (SEP) to achieve healthier eating behaviours. There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that digital health tools exhibit potential to address these needs
Amber Ronteltap, Andrea J. Bukman, Gera E. Nagelhout, Roel C. J. Hermans, Karen Hosper, Annemien Haveman-Nies, Remko Lupker, Catherine A. W. Bolman   +7 more
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