Towards Sustainable Household Consumption? : Trends and Policies in OECD Countries

Making consumption patterns sustainable is a prerequisite to achieve the goal of sustainable development. Ten years after the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, it is time to ask: are OECD countries moving towards sustainable consumption? What are the best policy options to effectively promote sustainable consumption?. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of household consumption patterns in five key areas: food, tourism-related travel, energy, water and waste generation. It brings together the various elements of household consumption that are necessary to better understand consumpti

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Year of publication:	2002
Institutions:	OECD (contributor)
Publisher:	Paris : OECD Publishing
Subject:	OECD-Staaten \| OECD countries \| Konsumentenverhalten \| Consumer behaviour \| Umweltbelastung \| Pollution \| Umweltpolitik \| Environmental policy \| Energieeinsparung \| Energy conservation \| Bio-Lebensmittel \| Organic food \| Ökotourismus \| Ecotourism \| Abfallvermeidung \| Waste prevention \| Wasserpolitik \| Water policy \| Privater Verbrauch \| Nachhaltigkeit \| Internationaler Vergleich
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Extent:	Online-Ressource (158 p.)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Executive Summary; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Household Consumption Trends and Environmental Impacts; Chapter 3. Driving Forces Behind Household Consumption; Chapter 4. Policies to Promote Sustainable Household Consumption; Chapter 5. Policy Recommendations and Unresolved Policy Questions; References; Annex. Monitoring Progress Towards more Sustainable Household Consumption Patterns;
ISBN:	978-92-64-19737-4 ; 978-92-64-17506-8 ; 978-92-64-17506-8
Other identifiers:	10.1787/9789264175068-en [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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