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Sustainable Consumer Lifestyles/Sustainable Consumption

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Responsible Consumption and Production

Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals ((ENUNSDG))

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Sustainable consumption: is a practical approach to attaining sustainable development, incorporating the economy, society, and the surrounding environment (Brinzan et al. 2012). Black and Cherrier (2010) define sustainable consumption as a departure point for dealing with sustainable related issues. This may constitute either consuming in a different fashion and/or consuming less (Peyer et al. 2017) or making more from less (Hobson 2002). Hence, in order for sustainable consumption to become regular practice, it is necessary changing the lifestyles adopted by individuals (Hobson 2002; Newman et al. 2012; Chen 2017).

Anti-consumption: there are various trends and currents surrounding sustainable consumption that in some cases imply drastic alterations in the lifestyles of consumers including the anti-consumption. This concept “literally means against consumption, yet the word is not synonymous with alternative, conscientious, or green consumption; neither does...

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  1. Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal

    Rozélia Laurett

  2. Department of Management and Economics, Universidade da Beira Interior and NECE, Covilhã, Portugal

    Arminda Maria Finisterra do Paço

  3. Fucape Business School, Vitória, ES, Brazil

    Emerson Wagner Mainardes

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  3. Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo University Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo, Brazil

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Laurett, R., do Paço, A.M.F., Mainardes, E.W. (2019). Sustainable Consumer Lifestyles/Sustainable Consumption. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Responsible Consumption and Production. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71062-4_20-1

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