Challenging Consumption

Pathways to a more Sustainable Future

Anna R. Davies (Trinity college, Dublin, Ireland), Frances Fahy, Henrike Rau

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English

Routledge
28 May 2014

Development studies; Migration, immigration & emigration; Black & Asian studies

Series: Routledge Studies in Sustainability

Sustainable consumption is a central research topic in academic discourses of sustainable development and global environmental change. Informed by a number of disciplinary perspectives, this book is structured around four key themes in sustainable consumption research: Living, Moving, Dwelling and Futures. The collection successfully balances theoretical insights with grounded case studies, on mobility, heating, washing and eating practices, and concludes by exploring future sustainable consumption research pathways and policy recommendations. Theoretical frameworks are advanced throughout the volume, especially in relation to social practice theory, theories of behavioural change and innovative visioning and backcasting methodologies.

This groundbreaking book draws on some conceptual approaches which move beyond the responsibility of the individual consumer to take into account wider social, economic and political structures and processes in order to highlight both possibilities for and challenges to sustainable consumption. This approach enables students and policy-makers alike to easily recognise the applicability of social science theories.

Edited by: Anna R. Davies (Trinity college Dublin Ireland), Frances Fahy, Henrike Rau
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 570g
ISBN: 9780415820745
ISBN 10: 041582074X
Series: Routledge Studies in Sustainability
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 28 May 2014
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction Anna R. Davies, Frances Fahy and Henrike Rau Part 1: Living 2. Situating Sustainable Consumption in a Policy Context Frances Fahy, Ruth Doyle, Henrike Rau, Anna R. Davies and Jessica Pape 3. Unpacking the challenges of researching sustainable consumption and lifestyles Mary Jo Lavelle and Frances Fahy Part 2: Moving - Part Introduction Henrike Rau 4. Changing Everday Commuting Practices Barbara Heisserer 5. Consuming Distance or (all) Consuming Work? The case of Telework Mike Hynes Part Summary Henrike Rau Part 3: Dwelling - Part Introduction Anna R. Davies 6. Heating Ruth Doyle 7. Sustainable Washing: Adaptive practices and connecting with nature Ruth Doyle 8. Eating Anna R. Davies, Laura Devaney and Jessica Pape Part Summary Anna R. Davies Part 4: Futures 9. Conclusion: Moving on: Promising pathways to more sustainable futures Henrike Rau, Anna R. Davies and Frances

Anna R. Davies is a Professor of Geography in Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Frances Fahy is a lecturer in Environmental Geography at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Henrike Rau is a lecturer in Political Science and Sociology at the National University of Ireland, Galway.