takes little to compel the buyer to replace them. The "consumption" civilization is characterized as a "society that throws … of the world. Excessive consumption of raw materials and fuel was favoured by their relatively low prices, maintained …. Consequently, consumption of raw materials and fuel turned to the easily accessible resources that have been heavily exploited …

consumption patterns that underpin peak demand, identifying four distinct clusters of households, namely "Evening Peak" (EP), Late …Water utilities strive to achieve a sustainable reduction in per capita consumption (PCC) by optimising their peak … demand management strategies. Socioeconomic (SE) and socio-demographic (SD) characteristics have been proven to correlate …

We argue that firms' balance sheets were instrumental in the propagation of consumer demand shocks during the Great … larger decline in employment in response to a drop in consumer demand. These results are not driven by firms being less … significantly larger job losses in response to county-wide consumer demand shocks. Thus, firms' balance sheets also matter for …

The interdependence between water and energy is growing significant accompany with the increasing demand on both water … and energy in China. It is crucial to quantify the water footprints and total water consumption embodied in the energy … development among geographical regions, as well as trade-off analysis between rising energy demand and water use sustainability …