Human geographers research into lay responses to burgeoning environmental issues has highlighted their mediated and contingent constitution. Sustainable consumption aims to increase resource efficiency and fair trade while helping to alleviate poverty and enable everyone to enjoy a good quality of life with access to food, water, energy, medicine and more. It sets out measures driving a more efficient use of resources and waste minimisation. Our study also incorporates the latest spatial and. In geographies with regulated retail markets but deregulated wholesale markets, we purchase renewable energy at the wholesale level, retire the associated recs, and sell the power back into the same grid from which we later draw power at the retail level. Policies for environmental sustainability are increasingly focused at the scale of. Whilst the geographies of consumption are wide ranging mansvelt, 2008. Geography provides students with a particular set of perspectives to make sense of singapore and the complex and dynamically changing world. Icc sustainable consumption and production 2 10 billion people on earth by 2050 1 68% of the worlds population will live in urban areas by the year 2050 2 agricultural production will need to increase by 60% by 2050 3 water demand will increase 55% by 2050 4 worlds consumption of raw materials is set to nearly double by 2060 5. How deloitte supports the united nations sustainable. Consumption, environmental sustainability and human geography.
The strongly normative nature of the sustainable development concept makes it difficult to pin down analytically. I am grateful both for the financial support offered by the esrc and the guidance of the former stp programme manager, frans berkhout. Socioeconomic and demographic determinants of green consumption. Evaluating achievements, challenges and future avenues for research, this book explores how new dimensions of knowledge and practice contest, reshape and advance traditional understandings of sustainable consumption governance. Subjects covered include detailed explanations of political, economic. Towards sustainable consumption trinity college dublin. Such research can help understand how the contextual use of natural resources is perceived and practised, and how consumption helps to shape contemporary social relations. Geographies of clickconsumption power in china zhenshan yang key lab of regional sustainable development and modelling, institute of geographical sciences and natural resources research, chinese academy of sciences, beijing, china. In this article, sustainable consumption is used to refer to sustainable resource consumption, taking into account the complete product life cycle for an analysis of alternative uses of the term sustainable consumption see lorek, 2010. Responsible consumption and production global dimension. Kersty hobson, australian national university abstract consumption is a central concept in the global environmental sustainability agenda. What does sustainable development mean and how can we live more sustainably. Sustainable consumption is often explored through the broad domains of consumption most critical for environmental impact. Central to understanding geography s way of thinkingperspective are a number of key concepts such as space, place scale, physical and.
The sustainable development goals sdgs encompass 17 bold goals to strengthen people, planet, prosperity, peace, and partnership globally by 2030, building on the success of the millennium development goals. Increasingly sophisticated approaches are being used by governments to. A need to emphasise how sustainable living could improve a. Article pdf available in progress in human geography 332. By 2030 this goal aims to achieve sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources. Sustainable consumption and production indicators for the. New urbanism is singled out as an example of mixeduse development. Whilst the term sustainable consumption is relatively recent.
Our quality of life, prosperity and economic growth depend on living within ecological limits. This designation is often used in policies and regulations, and different countries and geographies adopt specific definitions for novel foods. Barr and gilg 2006 found from their survey of sustainable household activities in devon, uk, that green purchasing behaviour was the least popular activity alongside activities such. The household, or home, is a critical scale for understanding activities that connect individual behaviours and societal. Recent sustainable production and consumption articles. As a result, sustainable consumption policies and initiatives are broadening to take into account the effects of processes as well as products and the provision of services as well as goods. Volume 22, 2020 vol 21, 2019 vol 20, 2018 vol 19, 2017 vol 18, 2016 vol 17, 2015 vol 16, 2014 vol 15, 20 vol 14, 2012 vol, 2011 vol 12, 2010 vol 11, 2009 vol 10, 2008 vol 9, 2007 vol 8, 2006 vol 7, 2005 vol 6, 2004 vol 5, 2003 vol 4, 2002 vol 3, 2001 vol 2, 2000 vol 1, 1999. Sustainable consumption is the use of products and services that have a minimal impact on the environment so future generations can meet their needs.
Farming and the geography of nutrient production for human. Important aspects of the social dimension of sustainability e. Policies need to promote sc in terms of individuals interests. Sustainable consumption and production sustainable development. What environmental issues are facing our planet and what are the solutions. Pdf motivating sustainable consumption semantic scholar.
A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. The remaining of this study is organized as follows. The complexity and array of government tools and initiatives directed at sustainable consumption underline the need for more integrated programmes as well as institutionalisation of sustainable consumption in sustainable development strategies. Beyond an absolving role for sustainable development. Sustainable consumption sc is the use of material products, energy and immaterial services in such a way that it minimizes the impact on the environment, so that human needs can be met not only in the present but also for future generations. Sustainable consumption how to make consumption sustainable sustainable consumption. Resource exploitation and consumption in the frame of. Sustainable consumption creates an international patchwork of production zones, differentiated by costprice criteria, and supplying highincome consumers in distant markets. Consumption, environmental sustainability and human.
The previous page shows our combined 2018 operational ghg emissions compared to the ghg benefits we enable. Sustainable consumption has been described by some as the use of goods and services that meet peoples basic needs and bring a better quality of life while having only minimal impact on the environment e. Material geographies of household sustainability 1st. Socioeconomic and demographic determinants of green. The report has formed the basis for sustainable consumption initiatives since it was published. Tourism involves both the consumption of space and, by representing nature as a consumption good, the consumption of place. Decroissance, sustainable consumption and steadystate tourism c. The uk sustainable consumption roundtable 3 produced a landmark report i will if you will. The aim of the roundtable was to accelerate the transition to living within ecological limits, from a threeplanet economy. Sustainable consumption and production this business primer provides a brief introduction to the growing trend towards sustainable consumption and production, i. In fact there are few areas of everyday life not affected by or linked to processes and practices of consumptionedwards,2000. Eradicating extreme poverty, promoting sustainable consumption and production, and managing the planets natural resource base for the benefit of all are the overarching challenges of sustainable development. Geographies of consumption to avoid in capitalist social formations bocock, 1993.
To explore the non consumption practices of, and motivations behind, minimalists to find out if such practices can be seen as more sustainable. In section 3, we present the methodology, while section 4 presents the data and results of data analysis including a discussion of findings. Systems of sustainable consumption and production futureearth. Pdf environmental psychology and the geographies of. Efforts to link marketbased socially progressive forms of organic production with equitable food access for consumers are compromised by dependence on charitable sources. Situated within the disciplines cultural turn, this work has challenged prevailing informational and.
The geographies of fashion download ebook pdf, epub. Sustainable consumption as part of sustainable development is a prerequisite in the worldwide struggle against sustainability challenges such as climate change, resource depletion, famines or environmental pollution. A geography of sustainable household consumption and. Advancing sustainable consumption in asia a guidance manual provides a. Thogersen arnold tukker kathrin krause secretary the contents of this background paper are the responsibility of the authors. How deloitte supports the united nations sustainable development goals deloitte is prepared to advance the sdgs across all five aspects. Sustainable development as well as sustainable consumption rely on certain premises such as. However, one important argument from agenda 21 that all social actors must now practise sustainable consumption has been publicly. Sustainable production and consumption involves business, government, communities and households contributing to environmental quality through the efficient production and use of natural resources, the minimization of wastes, and the optimization of products and services. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. Sustainable consumption and production tukker 2010. Sustainable consumption an overview sciencedirect topics. Resource exploitation and consumption in the frame of education for sustainable development in german geography textbooks matthias kowasch1 university of graz, graz, austria the concept of sustainable development has found its way into formal education since the 1990s.
Engaging with absent presences article pdf available in progress in human geography 342. This introduction to consumption and its geographies provides an overview of the key issues in the consumption literature, demonstrating that consumption is intimately related to the production of space in everdyay life. Sustainable lifestyles and quality of life sustainable lifestyles and quality of life a critical issue the relationship between perceptions of q. This body of knowledge is vital for building sustainable development into everyday lives.
Economics, ethics and green consumerism jouni paavola 79 part iv place, space and networks. Despite these complications, the three principles outlined above do. There is widespread agreement that transport or mobility, food, water, housing, and energyusing products account for 7080% of consumptionrelated environmental impacts in industrialized nations when measured over the. Citescore values are based on citation counts in a given year e.
Eva heiskanenis professor of sustainable consumption at university of helsinki, finland. Three decades ago, the brundtland report proposed environmental strategies for achieving sustainable development sd by the year 2000 and beyond wced, 1987, p. Sustainable consumption and production the way we produce, use and dispose of goods is unsustainable and is rapidly depleting our planets natural resources. The state of knowledge, however, is far less certain with respect to questions pertaining to the role of policy measures to stimulate sustainable lifestyles, to facilitate sustainable consumer behaviors, and to forge sustainable systems of production and consumption. Charting new research directions, this book constructs a series of imperatives for linking culturally informed research around household sustainability with policy and planning. Marfuga iskandarovais a postdoctoral researcher at the small. Consumption, environmental sustainability and human geography in australia. Our results show that both production and nutrient diversity diminish with increasing farm size and that, irrespective of farm size, more diverse areas produce more nutrients. Geographies of consumption will be widely used in modules in economic and social geography, and should be the core text for those with a focus on consumption. The work of consumption article pdf available in progress in human geography 302.
A second international expert meeting was held in costa rica in 2005, and a third meeting will take place in stockholm in june 2007. Energy demand challenges in europe implications for policy. Global and local sustainable living applications and practices of sustainable living body, mind, and spirit. Asiapacific roundtable for sustainable consumption and production. There is widespread agreement that transport or mobility, food, water, housing, and energyusing products account for 7080% of consumptionrelated environmental impacts in industrialized nations when measured over the life cycle tukker et al. United nations department of economic and social affairs 2011a. Evidence shows that the gains of green consumerism and sustainable consumption are accrued by the developed world only ildes december. Clothes are inherently geographical objects, yet few of us consider the social and economic significance of their journey from design to production to consumption.
Linde was created from the merger between praxair, inc. The eu is committed to sustainable development, growth and jobs. Since then, sd has been embraced by civil society, business leaders and, not least, policy. A research agenda for sustainable consumption governance. Geographies of consumption will be widely used in modules in economic and social geography, and should be the core text for those with a. Achieving our 100% renewable energy purchasing goal and. The united nations decade for education for sustainable. Geographies of sustainable consumption, national university of ireland, galway since 2010 lecturer. As such, sustainable, highquality alternatives to protein from livestock have the potential for significant. International journal of sustainable development and.
Commodity consumption, cultural biographies and following the thing. Sustainable energy geographies department of geography. Pdf environmental psychology and the geographies of ethical. The 10year framework is to be considered by the commission on sustainable development at its sessions in 2010 and 2011. Pdf on jan 1, 2010, e hinton and others published sustainable. The future earth systems of sustainable consumption and production sscp knowledgeaction network emphasises the need to address whole provisioning systems, including consumption practices and production conditions, as well as lifecycle impacts and the economic, political, social, and cultural imperatives that impel consumerist lifestyles. Terms such as ecotourism and sustainable tourism are more than merely cases of semantic diplomacy that are designed to present a favorable image of tourist development. Fast fashion, global spaces and biocommodification 4. This article examines low impact development lid, a grassroots movement offering radical solutions to the challenges of sustainable housing, livelihoods and everyday living, as one way of approaching these particular geographies of sustainability. To critically examine how the geographies of the home are intertwined with minimalist practice with regards to decluttering, discarding and the creation of minimalist home spaces. Linde is the leading industrial gases and engineering company in the world.
Sustainable consumption facts and trends sai platform. Land economy at university of cambridge, cambridge, uk online shopping has changed the consumption landscape of. Flagships, singularity and the hidden art of value creation 6. I commend the world economic and social survey 20 and emphasize its value to all those seeking a solid understanding of. Publications sustainable consumption research week 11. The concept of sustainable consumption has been an often confusing, or. Environmental policy in the european union joseph murphy 39 part iii values, ethics and sustainable consumption 4.