This paper argues for the direct reuse of products as the most sustainable form of consumption, over and above recycling and the use of greener technology. Baby clothes, toys and equipment are perfectly suited to entering the second-hand market as their useful life often extends beyond the needs...

Die Klimakrise des 21. Jahrhunderts fordert neue und nachhaltige Formen des alternativen Konsums. Im Rahmen dieser Bachelorarbeit wird die aufstrebende Anti-Konsum Praxis Stooping, eine Art des Second-Hand Konsums, bei dem Gegenstände von Konsumierenden an die Straße gestellt und von anderen...

This paper aims to build on an emerging trend in sustainability transitions research towards better understanding the potential roles played by civil society groups in transitions alongside state and market actors. Through the use of two empirical examples (a local and organic food producer...

There is still a little recognition in policies that homeowners cannot be assumed as one homogeneous group when it comes to their decision for energy-saving renovation. The interest in energy efficiency varies among these homeowners depending not only on personal and contextual factors but also...

Climate change and other sustainability problems represent unprecedented challenges to humanity today. Because of such challenges there is a need for fundamental social changes of current unsustainable society. There is essential advanced interdisciplinary scientific contribution for informing...