An jeder Ecke scheint es zu brennen: Die Menschen haben einen dramatischen Klimawandel in Gang gesetzt. Rücksichtslos werden Mensch und Natur ausgebeutet. Das Leben ist bis zum Zerreissen durchökonomisiert, die Gesellschaft gespalten. Überall stecken wir in lähmenden Widersprüchen....

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 - Confronting Consumption -- I - The Consumption Angle -- 2 - Consumption and Its Externalities: Where Economy Meets Ecology -- 3 - Individualization: Plant a Tree, Buy a Bike, Save the World? -- 4 - Commoditization: Consumption Efficiency and an Economy of Care...

The global increase in greenhouse gases is also changing the climate conditions more severely in Germany. This particularly affects local cultivated landscapes, which cover large parts of Germany and are already experiencing a wide range of ecological problems. Although agricultural land use...