Sustainable Consumption, Ecology and Fair Trade / Edition 1

This timely volume discusses the debates concerning sustainable consumption and the environment. Sustainable consumption stands as a wide objective that attracts a growing attention within sustainable development policy circles and academic research. The contributors examine a range of interesting and relevant case studies including: household energy consumption, sustainable welfare, Fair Trade, Oxfam Worldshops, cotton farming and consumer organizations. takes an interdisciplinary approach and is well-balanced, presenting theoretical debates as well as empirical evidence in order to: This text will be of interest to students and scholars of politics, environment studies and sociology.