Towards a future of sustainable consumption : a practice oriented, participatory backcasting approach for sustainable washing and heating practices in Irish households
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Ruth Doyle, 'Towards a future of sustainable consumption : a practice oriented, participatory backcasting approach for sustainable washing and heating practices in Irish households', [thesis], Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2013, pp 357, pp 108Download Item:
Abstract:
How to encourage a shift to more sustainable practices of household water and energy
consumption and what these practices might involve is at the heart of this thesis. While
production processes and resource efficiency have long received attention in environmental
policy and research, patterns of consumption by households in industrialised nations are
increasingly recognised as central to current environmental, social and economic problems.
To date, attempts to encourage sustainable household consumption of key resources such as
energy and water have focused mainly on information provision, economic instruments and
incremental technology improvements.
Author: Doyle, Ruth
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Davies, AnnaQualification name:
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Publisher:
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