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Energy reduction through a deeper understanding of household consumption
This ar ticle proposes a multidisciplinar y and systemic approach to sustainable consumption that combines environmental con- siderations of energy usage from a life cycle perspective with a social understanding of consumption grounded in economic anthropology. The goal is to understand both consumption patterns and drivers, with a focus on household energy used for cooling in the metropolitan region of Manila in the Philip- pines. For different socioeconomic groups, cooling devices also deliver social and cultural services, such as socializing or ad- hering to Western fashion trends. This article argues for the need to address these aspects if reductions in household en- ergy usage are to become possible. The limits of individual- choice theories are rendered apparent, with examples of how institutional and structural conditions lock in consumption pat- terns and restrict household choices. The notion that emerging economies might be able to “leapfrog” over the environmen- tal errors of more industrialized countries is also raised and critiqued.
Energy reduction through a deeper understanding of household consumption
This ar ticle proposes a multidisciplinar y and systemic approach to sustainable consumption that combines environmental con- siderations of energy usage from a life cycle perspective with a social understanding of consumption grounded in economic anthropology. The goal is to understand both consumption patterns and drivers, with a focus on household energy used for cooling in the metropolitan region of Manila in the Philip- pines. For different socioeconomic groups, cooling devices also deliver social and cultural services, such as socializing or ad- hering to Western fashion trends. This article argues for the need to address these aspects if reductions in household en- ergy usage are to become possible. The limits of individual- choice theories are rendered apparent, with examples of how institutional and structural conditions lock in consumption pat- terns and restrict household choices. The notion that emerging economies might be able to “leapfrog” over the environmen- tal errors of more industrialized countries is also raised and critiqued.
Energy reduction through a deeper understanding of household consumption
Sahakian, Marlyne (author) / Steinberger, Julia Karen (author)
2011-01-01
unige:99948
ISSN: 1530-9290 ; Journal of Industrial Ecology, vol. 15, no. 1 (2011) p. 31-48
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Electronic Resource
English
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690
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