Name: Exploring Sustainable Consumption
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Author: Joseph Murphy
ISBN: 9780080439204

portada Exploring Sustainable Consumption

Type

Physical Book

Author

Joseph Murphy

Publisher

Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Year

2001

Language

English

Pages

264

Format

Hardcover

ISBN

0080439209

ISBN13

9780080439204

Edition No.

Synopsis "Exploring Sustainable Consumption"

Consumption and lifestyles in the world's richest countries are a significant cause of global environmental problems. Consumerism is increasingly recognized as a major drain on global resources and the search for sustainable consumption is emerging as a key policy issue. In this text, Joseph Murphy and Maurie Cohen have brought together an internationally recognized group of authors who critically examine this key area of policy debate. Through papers by Jouni Paavola, David Goodman, Michael Redclift, Elizabeth Shove and other authors, "Exploring Sustainable Consumption" addresses issues including food and water consumption, green consumerism, the consumption of space, the role of technology and the pursuit of sustainable lifestyles. It criticizes naive proposals that emphasize technological optimism and a limited understanding of consumption practices. The authors locate sustainable consumption within the history of debates about the environmental impact of modern societies and examine how governments and others are approaching this issue. Each contributor examines consumption-environment relationships from his or her own disciplinary perspective. This literature is then used to outline approaches to policy and action.

Joseph Murphy

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El doctor Joseph Murphy merece la consideración de figura prominente en el ámbito del desarrollo del potencial humano. Se le tiene como el heredero espiritual de escritores de la talla de James Allen, Dale Carnegie, Napoleon Hill y Norman Peale, y es el precursor e inspirador de escritores y conferenciantes contemporáneos dedicados a la motivación, entre los que se encuentran Tony Robbins, Zig Ziglar y Earl Nightingale. Ha sido autor de numerosos libros, de los que se han vendido en todo el mundo, traducidos a varios idiomas, decenas de millones de ejemplares, destacando El poder de tu mente subconsciente.

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