Scientist Warning on Why you Should Consume Less; Even if Wider Society Doesn’t
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15445258 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter M Haswell (0000-0002-3440-739X, Ronin Institute, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 29-48 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nature and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1558-6073 • E-ISSN: 1558-5468 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/nc.2021.160302 |
| OpenAlex | W3204010881 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 76 |
Overconsumption presents a major obstacle to social and environmental sustainability. Systemic social, legal, and economic strategies are absolutely necessary, but individuals are still accountable for their lifestyle choices and associated environmental footprints. Anti-consumption (rejection, reduction, reclamation) has its limitations, but could contribute to pro-environmental change, helping resolve biodiversity and climate crises. Regardless of societal consumption patterns, individuals can still make great gains in well-being and personal development by upholding their environmental and social values, minimizing personal resource consumption. Challenging the cultural norms of overconsumption requires individuals to employ mental fortitude in attempts to act justly toward the entire community of life. As a species, given our rational capabilities and ability to meet our basic needs, we are highly capable of bettering ourselves and our environment
Consumption (sociology · Economics · Environmental ethics · Environmental resource management · Financial crisis · Overconsumption · Political science · Resource (disambiguation · Social science · Sociology · Sustainability · Virtuous circle and vicious circle · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems · Ecology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |