Perspectives on radical changes to sustainable consumption and production
Tukker, Arnold and Charter, Martin and Vezzoli, Carlo and Sto, Eivind and Andersen, Maj Munch (2008) Perspectives on radical changes to sustainable consumption and production. System innovation for sustainability, 1 . Greeenleaf Publishing, Sheffield, UK. ISBN 9781906093037
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System Innovation for Sustainability 1 is the first result of a unique positive confrontation between experts from all four communities. It examines what SCP is and what it could be, provides a state-of-the-art review on the governance of change in SCP policy and looks at the strengths and weaknesses of current approaches. The SCORE! experts are working with actors in industry, consumer groups and eco-labelling organisations in the key consumption areas of mobility, food and agriculture, and energy use and housing — responsible for 70% of the life-cycle environmental impacts of Western societies — with the aim of stimulating, fostering or forcing change to SCP theory in practice. The ‘System Innovation for Sustainability’ series will continue with three further volumes of comprehensive case studies in each of these three critical consumption areas.
Each chapter of this book examines problems and suggests solutions from a business, design, consumer and system innovation perspective. It primarily examines the differing solutions necessary in the consumer economies of the West, but also comments on the differing needs in rapidly emerging economies such as China, as well as base-of-the-pyramid economies.
The 'System Innovation for Sustainability' series is the fruit of the only major international research network on SCP and will set the standard in this field for some years to come. It will be required reading for all involved in the policy debate on sustainable production and consumption from government, business, academia and NGOs for designers, scientists, businesses and system innovators.
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