Sustainable Production Consumption Systems Knowledge, Engagement and Practice

Sustainable Production Consumption Systems brings together a set of designed case studies intended to provide a more in-depth understanding of challenges and opportunities in bringing knowledge and actions closer together for the sustainable management of specific production and consumption systems....

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Other Authors: Lebel, Louis (Editor), Lorek, Sylvia (Editor), Daniel, Rajesh (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2010, 2010
Edition:1st ed. 2010
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Production–Consumption Systems and the Pursuit of Sustainability
  • Cultivating Consumer Restraint in an Ecologically Full World: The Case of “Take Back Your Time”
  • Sustainability Transitions Through the Lens of Lifestyle Dynamics
  • Emerging Challenges of Consumer Activism: Protecting Consumers and Advocating Sustainable Consumption in Developing Countries
  • Sustainability in the Electricity Production and Consumption System – A Consumers’ Perspective
  • Agrofuels in Thailand: Policies, Practices and Prospects
  • Enabling Sustainable Shrimp Aquaculture: Narrowing the Gaps Between Science and Policy in Thailand
  • The Contribution of Organic Food Production to Sustainable Nutrition: A Case Study on the Organic Niche Market in Eastern Germany
  • Sustainable Information in the Pork Chain
  • Sustainable Consumption by Certification: The Case of Coffee
  • Production and Consumption of Tourist Landscapes in Coastal Areas: Case Study of Tourism in Malaysia
  • Enhancing Sustainable Tourism in Thailand: A Policy Perspective
  • Tourism Products, Local Host Communities and Ecosystems in Goa, India
  • Conclusion: Linking Knowledge and Action
  • Erratum to: Cultivating Consumer Restraint in an Ecologically Full World: The Case of “Take Back Your Time”