Urban consumption
Newton, Peter W.2011
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The liveablility of cities in high income societies is directly attributable to the consumption of resources - indirectly via their built environments and directly by their residents. This pattern of development is not sustainable, nor is it equitable
Main title:
Urban consumption / edited by Peter W Newton
Imprint:
Collingwood CSIRO Publishing 2011
Collation:
293 p. illustrations
Contents:
Consumption and environmental sustainability -- Consumption in context -- Inside looking out: the global politics of Australia's population debates -- The ecological footprint of consumption: spatial and sectoral context -- Consumption and the environment: impacts from a system perspective -- The elementary forms of the consumerist life: a sociological perspective -- Consumer sentiment and consumption -- The psychology of consumption -- Consuming online in Australia -- Household consumption in an urban context -- Australian household consumption and the slow burn of the environment -- Food consumption in Australia -- Wasteful consumption -- Sustainable travel: mobility, lifestyle and practice -- Consuming the urban environment: a study of the factors that influence resource use in an Australian city -- Understanding household attitudes and behaviours towards waste, water and energy conservation -- Factors in energy and water consumption -- Practices involving energy and water consumption in migrant households -- Spatial and socioeconomic drivers of direct and indirect household energy consumption in Australia -- Who cares? An exploration of attitudes and behaviour towards the conservation of resources
ISBN:
9780643096875 (pbk)
Dewey class:
339.47 URB
Local class:
339.47
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
93826
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Reference | 339.47 URB | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |