Consumption – a byword for today’s attitude towards material goods: we just cannot seem to have enough.
But the question is – will humanity be able to sustain the pattern of growing consumerism? The Earthscan Reader in Sustainable Consumption considers this in the context of a collection of writings from academic as well as non-academic authors. The essays focus on four themes – defining sustainable consumption; how to resist it; how to avoid simplifying the issue; and, how to reframe sustainable consumption. With the consumerism debate picking up speed, and the emergence of campaigns targeting supermarket outlets, advertising and the like, this book may be helpful to those readers new to the topic.
Published by Earthscan
402pp, £22.95, paperback
ISBN 978 184 407 1647 www.earthscan.co.uk
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