Sustainable materialism : environmental movements and the politics of everyday life / David Schlosberg and Luke Craven.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191876981 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Sustainable living
| Green movement | Sustainability -- Political aspects | Sustainability -- Social aspectsAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198841500DDC classification: 304.2 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: A growing number of environmental groups focus on more sustainable practices in everyday life, from the development of new food systems, to community solar, to more sustainable fashion. No longer willing to take part in unsustainable practices and institutions, and not satisfied with either purely individualistic and consumer responses or standard political processes and movement tactics, many activists and groups are increasingly focusing on restructuring everyday practices of the circulation of the basic needs of everyday life. This work labels such action sustainable materialism, and examines the political and social motivations of activists and movement groups involved in this growing and expanding practice.
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This edition also issued in print: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A growing number of environmental groups focus on more sustainable practices in everyday life, from the development of new food systems, to community solar, to more sustainable fashion. No longer willing to take part in unsustainable practices and institutions, and not satisfied with either purely individualistic and consumer responses or standard political processes and movement tactics, many activists and groups are increasingly focusing on restructuring everyday practices of the circulation of the basic needs of everyday life. This work labels such action sustainable materialism, and examines the political and social motivations of activists and movement groups involved in this growing and expanding practice.
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