Strict Competition Enforcement is the Way Forward: Also to Promote Sustainable Consumption and Production

The Interaction of Values and Norms to Promote Sustainable Consumption and Production

Overview Research on environmental behaviour has mainly targeted individuals or small groups. However, a large share of the environmental impact of consumption is indirect (e., that is, it depends on priorities and practices in the line of activities from raw material extraction through production and distribution of final products and services to individuals and households. For example, US dat...

The Way Forward Is the Way Back

“T viewer should see the object as I saw it, but with a lot of room for his own interpretation....The painting is like a very clear mirror which is barely visible but unmistakably there,” reflects Spanish painter Antonio López García (b. 1936) (1). “I am nostalgic for an art of our times in which a greater number of people can participate” (1). Part of a contemporary movement rooted in the trad...

Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns

In 2006, in order to meet the requirements of the Swiss economy and households, around 360 million tonnes of materials were extracted, consumed or displaced in Switzerland or abroad. This represents an increase of 17 % compared with 1990. On the other hand, the increasing sales of organic products in 2007 and 2008 give an indication in changes in household habits towards more sustainable behavior.

Sustainable Consumption & Production , Economic , regeneration

A Way Forward: Sustainable ICTs And Regional Sustainability

From the participatory action research we have conducted in two rural communities in Australia we suggest six factors that assist in achieving sustainability for ICT initiatives undertaken in pursuit of regional development. They include: • Clearly specified sustainability goals; • Leveraging micro-business enterprise development off government funded technical and human infrastructure provisio...