This paper addresses sustainable consumption as a way of contributing to the implementation of sustainable development. In order to introduce our reflections, the paper deals first with microeconomic consumer theory. The main aspects of neoclassical consumer theory are briefly outlined, and some...

This paper addresses sustainable consumption as a way of contributing to the implementation of sustainable development. In order to introduce our reflections, the paper deals first with microeconomic consumer theory. The main aspects of neoclassical consumer theory are briefly outlined, and some...

According to a canonical conception of rationality, consumers’ behavior results from given preferences. In environmental economics, the ecological sensibility of consumers so takes the shape of a green preference integrated into the utility function. Economics of conventions relaxes the...

Dieser Beitrag sucht nach Argumenten für und gegen die Langlebigkeit von Produkten aus ökologischer und ökonomischer Sicht, um herauszufinden, wie das Konzept der Produktlanglebigkeit so umgesetzt werden könnte, daß existierende Nachteile minimiert und mögliche Vorteile maximiert werden....

This paper deals with the dematerialisation of the performance of firms. The dematerialisation concept is briefly introduced, including its roots and key research activities. Based on this introduction, a broad framework is proposed of how to implement this concept on the firm level. The main...