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| Author: | Spangenberg, J. H. Lorek, S. |
| Title: | Environmentally sustainable household consumption: from aggregate environmental pressures to priority fields of action |
| Journal: | Ecological Economics
2002 : DEC, VOL. 43:2/3, p. 127-140 |
| Index terms: | CONSUMPTION LAND USE MATERIALS HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Unsustainable consumption patterns of the North (or rather of the global affluent consumers class) have been identified by Agenda 21 as one of the key driving forces behind the unsustainable development. However, neither accounting based on the system of national accounts SNA nor household economics provide the proper instruments to assess the environmental impact of household decision making. Eco-efficiency assessments as familiar in the business sector provide no appropriate tool for households. As an alternative an environmental space based assessment scheme is suggested covering the major pressures on the environment caused by household decisions. The methodology is used twice. |
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