This Handbook compiles the state of the art of current research on sustainable consumption from the world’s leading experts in the field. The implementation of sustainable consumption presents one of the greatest challenges and opportunities we are faced with today. On the one hand,...

What are the implications of the current international political, and economic settings for consumer policy, and, in particular, those regarding sustainable consumption? In terms of improvements in the efficiency of consumption, the settings have induced efforts to this effect and show potential...

The objective of this paper is to identify those areas of consumption in which private households can make significant contributions to environmental sustainability, and to present a transparent and comprehensive set of indicators for them. The analysis of the environmental impacts of households...

Technologische Innovationen können dazu beitragen, unser auf fossilen Energieträgern basierendes Energiesystem schneller und kostengünstiger zu einem nachhaltigen Energiesystem zu transformieren. Venture Capital-Investoren spielen dafür eine wichtige Rolle. Sie stellen jungen...

This book describes the path ahead. It combines system transformation research with political economy and change leadership insights when discussing the need for a great mindshift in how human wellbeing, economic prosperity and healthy ecosystems are understood if the Great Transformations ahead...

Es gibt schon viel Literatur über eine umweltfreundlichere Verkehrspolitik. Aber das von Wirtschafts- und Verkehrswissenschaftlern verfasste neue Buch ist weitgespannter. Es behandelt neben dem Klimaschutz auch den Umbruch in der Autoindustrie mit gravierenden Folgen für den Arbeitsmarkt. Ein...