Everyday lifestyles and sustainability : the environmental impact of doing the same things differently / edited by Fabricio Chicca, Brenda Vale and Robert Vale.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chicca, Fabricio, editor.

Vale, Brenda, editor.

Vale, Robert (Robert James Dennis), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable living--Cross-cultural studies.

Sustainable living.

Environmental responsibility--Cross-cultural studies.

Environmental responsibility.

Environmental protection--Cross-cultural studies.

Environmental protection.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

xii 237 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.

Summary:

"The impact of humanity on the earth overshoots the earth's bio-capacity to supply humanity's needs, meaning that people are living off earth's capital rather than its income. However, not all countries are equal and this book explores why apparently similar patterns of daily living can lead to larger and smaller environmental impacts. The contributors describe daily life in many different places in the world and then calculate the environmental impact of these ways of living from the perspective of ecological and carbon footprints. This leads to comparison and discussion of what living within the limits of the planet might mean. Current footprints for countries are derived from national statistics and these hide the variety of impacts made by individual people and the choices they make in their daily lives. This book takes a 'bottom-up' approach by calculating the footprints of daily living. The purpose is to show that small changes in behaviour now could avoid some very challenging problems in the future. Offering a global perspective on the question of sustainable living, this book will be of great interest to anyone with a concern for the future, as well as students and researchers in environmental studies, human geography and development studies." -- Publisher's description

Contents:

Introduction / Fabricio Chicca, Robert Vale and Brenda Vale

Africa / Fabricio Chicca, Dashakti Reddy and Brenda Vale

Asia / Fabricio Chicca, Jacqueline McIntosh, Yukiko Kuboshima, Jestin Nordin, Tri Harso Karyono and Brenda Vale

Europe / Adele Leah, Hannu I. Heikkinen, Han Thuc Tran, Ludwig Geisenberger, Stefan Opfermann, Robert Vale and Brenda Vale

North America / Fabricio Chicca, Silvio Marco Costantini, Abbie McKoy, Ana Paula Pagotto and Brenda Vale

Oceania / Fabricio Chicca and Brenda Vale

South America / Emilio Garcia, Fabricio Chicca and Brenda Vale

Calculating the ecological footprints of the stories / Fabricio Chicca, Sarah Nabyl-Calliou, Robert Vale and Brenda Vale

Comparing the footprints / Fabricio Chicca, Robert Vale and Brenda Vale

Food / Fabricio Chicca, Robert Vale and Brenda Vale

Travel / Fabricio Chicca, Robert Vale and Brenda Vale

Energy / Brenda Vale, Robert Vale and Fabricio Chicca

Dwelling / Brenda Vale, Robert Vale and Fabricio Chicca

Consumer goods / Brenda Vale, Robert Vale and Fabricio Chicca

Conclusions / Brenda Vale, Robert Vale and Fabricio Chicca.

Notes:

"Earthscan from Routledge"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Everyday lifestyles and sustainability.

ISBN:

9781138693876

1138693871

9781138693906

1138693901

OCLC:

1007034395

Publisher Number:

99979275302