Systemic changes and sustainable consumption and production : Cases from product-service systems
Author
Editor
- Arnold Tukker
- Martin Charter
- Carlo Vezzoli
- Eivind Stø
- Maj Munch Andersen
Summary, in English
Central to the sustainable production and consumption (SCP) agenda is the need for radical changes not only in the ways we produce but also in the ways we consume. The SCP agenda emerged within the understanding that it is not possible to reach the necessary reductions in environmental impact and resource consumption purely by technical solutions directed at improving the efficiency of production processes and ‘greening’ products. Research demonstrates that aggregate environmental impact continues to rise because of an increasing population and increasing levels of affluence. It was hoped that technological improvements could compensate for increases in these factors. However, to keep within the limits of environmental impact of the year 1990, some commentators argue that a Factor 10, 20 or higher improvement in material and energy efficiency is needed by 2025 (Jensen 1993; Schmidt-Bleek 1995).
Publishing year
2008
Language
English
Pages
391-404
Publication/Series
System Innovation for Sustainability 1 : Perspectives on Radical Changes to Sustainable Consumption and Production
Document type
Book chapter
Publisher
Routledge
Topic
- Environmental Management
- Renewable Bioenergy Research
Keywords
- sustainable consumption
- environmental management
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISBN: 9781351280204
- ISBN: 9781351280198
- ISBN: 9781906093037