Main Title |
The new consumers : the influence of affluence on the environment / |
Author |
Myers, Norman.
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Island Press, |
Year Published |
2004 |
OCLC Number |
54503638 |
ISBN |
1559639970; 9781559639972 |
Subjects |
Economic development--Environmental aspects ;
Consumption (Economics)--Environmental aspects ;
Sustainable development ;
Environmental responsibility ;
Développement conomique ;
Economies de transition ;
Consommation ;
Effets sur l'environnement ;
Education du consommateur ;
Développement durable ;
Pays en développement ;
Analyse comparative ;
Consumptie ;
Groei ;
Milieueffecten ;
Duurzame ontwikkeling ;
Wirtschaftsentwicklung ;
Umweltèokonomie ;
Nachhaltigkeit ;
Umweltschutz ;
Verbraucherverhalten
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EHAM |
HD75.6.M48 2004 |
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Region 1 Library/Boston,MA |
10/28/2005 |
ERAM |
HD75.6.M48 2004 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
11/19/2004 |
ESAM |
HD75.6.M48 2004 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
07/29/2005 |
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Collation |
xv, 199 pages ; 24 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
Who are the new consumers? -- Cars : driving us backwards -- Meat : juicy steaks and hidden costs -- Further resource linkages : household electricity, eco-footprints, and human numbers -- China : a giant awake and roaring -- India : the second "biggie" -- The big picture of 20 countries -- Sustainable consumption : where do we find it? -- Sustainable consumption : how to get from here to there -- Appendix A: GNI and its shortcomings -- Appendix B: Four outlier countries. Annotation Annotation |