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...

Die OECD hat 1990 eine Abteilung geschaffen, die die Zusammenarbeit zwischen der OECD und den osteuropäischen Ländern stärken soll. Ihre Hauptaufgabe ist, ein Programm zur Beratung, technischer Hilfe und Ausbildung im Rahmen der Wirtschaftsreformen durchzuführen. Bei der Durchführung der...

Developing growth strategies that promote greener lifestyles requires a good understanding of what factors affect people’s behaviour towards the environment. Recent OECD work based on periodic surveys of more than 10 000 households across a number of countries and areas represents a...

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 consumption trends and to...