Sustainable Production Consumption Systems Knowledge, Engagement and Practice [Paperback]

Sustainable Production Consumption Systems brings together a set of designed case studies intended to provide a more in-depth understanding of challenges and opportunities in bringing knowledge and actions closer together for the sustainable management of specific production and consumption systems. The case study approach enabled researchers to engage directly with some of the actors involved in the production, consumption or regulation of specific goods or services and other stakeholders affected by those processes. Such engagement was particularly worthwhile when it helped mobilize actors to pursue linking knowledge with action in ways that improve the prospects for sustainability.

This book presents case studies that explore the challenges and opportunities in sustainable management of production and consumption systems. The studies are drawn from the food, energy and tourism sectors and engage everyone from laborers to stakeholders.

Sustainable Production Consumption Systems brings together a set of designed case studies intended to provide a more in-depth understanding of challenges and opportunities in bringing knowledge and actions closer together for the sustainable management of specific production and consumption systems. The case study approach enabled researchers to engage directly with some of the actors involved in the production, consumption or regulation of specific goods or services and other stakeholders affected by those processes. Such engagement was particularly worthwhile when it helped mobilize actors to pursue linking knowledge with action in ways that improve the prospects for sustainability.

1. Production-Consumption Systems and the Pursuit of Sustainability.- 2. Cultivating Consumer Restraint in an Ecologically Full World: The Case of 'Take Back Your Time'.- 3. Sustainability Transitions through the Lens of Lifestyle Dynamics.- 4. Emerging Challenges of Consumer Activism: Protecting Col#n