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Author: | Cooper, T. |
Title: | Slower consumption: reflections on product life spans and the "throwaway society" |
Journal: | Journal of industrial ecology
2005 : WINTER/SPRING, VOL. 9:1-2, p. 51-67 |
Index terms: | Ecology Consumption Consumer behaviour Product life cycle Models United Kingdom |
Freeterms: | Product life spans |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | Sustainable consumption cannot be achieved if the life span of household goods is very short. This article examines empirically the consumer attitudes and behaviour in United Kingdom and proposes a theoretical model to examine how longer product life spans can contribute to the achievement of sustainable consumption. |
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