The typical guest editorial within a special issue of a journal will explain the theme of the
special issue, introduce the different contributions that follow, outline the contributions that
each makes and identify the common threads that connect them. By contrast, this editorial
article seeks to provide an overview which explores the broader context for the challenges
that are presented by the pursuit of ‘sustainable consumption’ as a field of scholarship, a
form of behaviour and a public policy goal. It explores some of the complexities involved
in understanding sustainable consumption, and the ways in which conventional approaches
to understanding consumption and consumer behaviour may be insufficient to understand
and promote sustainable consumption.
[1]
G. O’Brien,et al.
Sustainable development: mapping different approaches
,
2005
.
[2]
Interdependence between consumption in the North and sustainable communities in the South
,
2005
.
[3]
James A. Roberts,et al.
Environmental segmentation alternatives: a look at green consumer behavior in the new
,
1999
.
[4]
John Handmer,et al.
Contradictions in Sustainability
,
1993,
Environmental Conservation.
[5]
M. Toffel.
The Growing Strategic Importance of End-of-Life Product Management
,
2003,
IEEE Engineering Management Review.