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Beyond income: correlates of conspicuous and luxury consumption in India 收入之外:印度炫耀性和奢侈品消费的相关因素

Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy Pub Date : 2022-02-10 DOI: 10.1080/15487733.2022.2029041

Soumyajit Bhar, S. Lele, Narasimha D. Rao

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引用次数: 3

Balancing needs: young unemployed Finnish adults’ discourse on well-being and its relation to the sustainability transformation 平衡需求:年轻失业的芬兰成年人对福祉的论述及其与可持续性转型的关系

Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy Pub Date : 2022-02-10 DOI: 10.1080/15487733.2022.2030115

Tuula Helne, Tuuli Hirvilammi

{"title":"Balancing needs: young unemployed Finnish adults’ discourse on well-being and its relation to the sustainability transformation","authors":"Tuula Helne, Tuuli Hirvilammi","doi":"10.1080/15487733.2022.2030115","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15487733.2022.2030115","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Meeting human needs while respecting ecological limits is one of the daunting tasks of the sustainability transformation. To succeed in it, it is vital to discuss, to reconstruct, and to deconstruct the dominant discourse on well-being. How young people understand well-being is a particularly important issue since they are the prospective harbingers of change. However, the public discourse on youth is often problem-oriented, especially regarding youth not in employment or education. In this article, the gaze is directed at one such group. Group-interview data of young unemployed Finnish adults are analyzed to explore how they conceptualize well-being and how this understanding relates to the sustainability transformation. We interpret the data with the help of a need-based theory of sustainable, multidimensional, and relational well-being (the Having-Doing-Loving-Being framework). The study demonstrates that the young adults’ discourse is compatible with the framework, and differs distinctly from the prevailing policy discourse on well-being by giving far less weight to monetary aspects, and by its emphasis on meaningfulness, ethical activities, and connectedness with nature. The article concludes with implications for the sustainability transformation regarding consumption, employment policies, social and health services, biodiversity and conservation, positive sustainability, and the theory of sustainable well-being.","PeriodicalId":35192,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy","volume":"56 1","pages":"158 - 170"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90561916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 6

Recycling technologies for enabling sustainability transitions of the fashion industry: status quo and avenues for increasing post-consumer waste recycling 实现时尚产业可持续转型的回收技术:增加消费后废物回收的现状和途径

Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy Pub Date : 2022-02-09 DOI: 10.1080/15487733.2022.2027122

E. Eppinger

{"title":"Recycling technologies for enabling sustainability transitions of the fashion industry: status quo and avenues for increasing post-consumer waste recycling","authors":"E. Eppinger","doi":"10.1080/15487733.2022.2027122","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15487733.2022.2027122","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract A major environmental issue of the rise in garment production is a steep increase of textile waste. At the same time, recycling technologies appear to be promising avenues for sustainability transitions of the fashion industry. This article examines the chances and challenges of scaling recycling technologies for textiles and considers the collection and sorting processes as well as the actual reuse. Drawing on case studies and expert interviews, the results indicate current obstacles and opportunities for accelerating diffusion of recycling technologies. Various initiatives are promising, however industry structures, garment designs, and business models need to be re-orientated and re-aligned to accelerate these recycling concepts. Applying the greenwashing notion that acknowledges co-creation by producers and consumers, the article critically argues that the focus on recycled polyester bottles for garments distorts incentives to improve other recycling technologies and masks the true cost of textile-waste recycling. Instead, fashion-brand companies and retailers should leverage their market power to foster sustainability standards in the global recycling industry.","PeriodicalId":35192,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy","volume":"13 1","pages":"114 - 128"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73053502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 13

Perspectives: earth rising 视角:地球升起

Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy Pub Date : 2022-02-09 DOI: 10.1080/15487733.2022.2027675

K. Fletcher

引用次数: 1

Applying the Pro-Circular change model to restaurant and retail businesses’ preferences for circular economy: evidence from Indonesia 将Pro-Circular变化模型应用于餐馆和零售企业对循环经济的偏好:来自印度尼西亚的证据

Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy Pub Date : 2022-02-07 DOI: 10.1080/15487733.2022.2027121

I. Auwalin, Rumayya, Faradilla Rahma Sari, Saskia Rizqina Maulida

引用次数: 3

Implementation of environmentally sustainable practices and their association with ISO 14001 certification in the construction industry of the United Arab Emirates 在阿拉伯联合酋长国的建筑行业实施环境可持续实践及其与ISO 14001认证的联系

Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy Pub Date : 2022-01-31 DOI: 10.1080/15487733.2021.2022880

Hamdi A. Bashir, U. Ojiako, S. Haridy, M. Shamsuzzaman, Rana Musa

{"title":"Implementation of environmentally sustainable practices and their association with ISO 14001 certification in the construction industry of the United Arab Emirates","authors":"Hamdi A. Bashir, U. Ojiako, S. Haridy, M. Shamsuzzaman, Rana Musa","doi":"10.1080/15487733.2021.2022880","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15487733.2021.2022880","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Despite significant worldwide growth in ISO 14001 standard adoption by construction firms, limited research exists on issues related to the implementation of environmentally sustainable practices and their associations with ISO 14001 certification. This article reports the results of an empirical study examining the implementation of environmentally sustainable practices, the link between their usage frequencies and ISO 14001 standard adoption, and the association between having this standard and firm size. The methodological approach involved interviews followed by a structured questionnaire to collect data from 259 construction firms in the United Arab Emirates. The results indicate that (1) environmentally sustainable practices have not been used extensively and those that have been implemented have varying usage frequencies, (2) adoption of the standard has been accompanied by partial improvement in the usage frequencies of the practices, and (3) there is no association between firm size and adoption of the standard. These findings can serve as a guide for policymakers as well as project managers in construction firms that are interested in implementing environmentally sustainable practices and those that are planning to invest in ISO 14001 certification.","PeriodicalId":35192,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy","volume":"9 1","pages":"55 - 69"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87176642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 3

COVID-19 and socio-materially bounded experimentation in food practices: insights from seven countries 2019冠状病毒病与食品实践中的社会物质限制实验:来自七个国家的见解

Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy Pub Date : 2022-01-30 DOI: 10.1080/15487733.2021.2013050

C. Hoolohan, S. Wertheim-Heck, Fanny Devaux, L. Domaneschi, S. Dubuisson-Quellier, Martina Schäfer, U. Wethal

{"title":"COVID-19 and socio-materially bounded experimentation in food practices: insights from seven countries","authors":"C. Hoolohan, S. Wertheim-Heck, Fanny Devaux, L. Domaneschi, S. Dubuisson-Quellier, Martina Schäfer, U. Wethal","doi":"10.1080/15487733.2021.2013050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15487733.2021.2013050","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract COVID-19 has caused unprecedented disruption to previously settled everyday routines, prompting a period of forced experimentation as people have adjusted to rapid changes in their private and working lives. For discussions regarding consumption, this period of experimentation has been interesting, as the apparent instability has disturbed the ongoing trajectory of consumption practices, and with it has created possibilities for a transition toward sustainability. In this article, we examine food practices (e.g., food shopping, preparation, and eating) in seven countries (France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, UK, and Vietnam) to assess what we can learn to accelerate transitions toward sustainable consumption. Grounded in a practice theoretical approach, our empirical analysis shows how disruption of everyday routines has generated socio-materially bounded experimentation. We demonstrate commonalities across contexts in how lockdown measures have restricted the performance of previously taken-for-granted practices. We also show diversity in experimentation as food consumption is entangled in other everyday practices. Our study, on one hand, portrays how the adaptation of food practices allows disruption to be managed, demonstrating creativity in working within and around restrictions to continue to provide services for everyday life. On the other hand, we reveal that the capacity of experimentation is not evenly distributed among people and this variation helps in identifying the wider socio-material conditions that constrain and enable opportunities for readjustment. Understanding disparities that affect experimentation (e.g., integration of food practices with work and caring practices) is informative when thinking about how to stimulate sustainability transformations in food practices and provides critical reflections on strategies to enable sustainable consumption.","PeriodicalId":35192,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy","volume":"50 1","pages":"16 - 36"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76703079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 9

The contribution of local outdoor recreational services to the sustainable management of environmental resources: the case of Tabor Mountain Recreational Park in Hawassa City, Ethiopia 当地户外娱乐服务对环境资源可持续管理的贡献:以埃塞俄比亚阿瓦萨市塔博尔山娱乐公园为例

Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy Pub Date : 2022-01-22 DOI: 10.1080/15487733.2021.2023291

M. Mellaku, Yoseph Melka, Bamlaku Ayenew, Tirusew Teshale Taye, Abera Tilahun

{"title":"The contribution of local outdoor recreational services to the sustainable management of environmental resources: the case of Tabor Mountain Recreational Park in Hawassa City, Ethiopia","authors":"M. Mellaku, Yoseph Melka, Bamlaku Ayenew, Tirusew Teshale Taye, Abera Tilahun","doi":"10.1080/15487733.2021.2023291","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15487733.2021.2023291","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract There has to date been limited research on the economic valuation of local outdoor recreational services to inform policy and practice. This study attempts to fill this gap by estimating the annual recreational value of Tabor Mountain Recreational Park, an open-access recreational site in Hawassa City (also known as Awassa City), Ethiopia. This study employs single-bounded dichotomous choice and open-ended elicitation methods using primary and secondary data collected from 260 urban residents during June–August 2019. A complementary assessment of the determinants of local visitors’ willingness-to-pay (WTP) is also carried out. Descriptive statistics and a binary logistic regression model were used to analyze the survey data. Overall, 87% and 98% of the respondents were willing to accept the initial bid value and to give non-zero maximum WTP, respectively. On average, a local resident makes/intends to make 2.57 visits per month paying a mean entrance fee of ETB 28.33 per visit, which represents approximately ETB 93,498,000 per year. Furthermore, average monthly income and the afternoon visiting-time preference of local visitors had a positive effect on individuals’ WTP. Initial bid value, frequency of visits per month, number of dependent families, and age of local visitors had a negative effect on WTP. The substantial annual local recreational value estimate of Tabor Mountain Park reveals the potential of local financing alternatives for sustainable development and management of environmental resources in similar settings.","PeriodicalId":35192,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy","volume":"37 1","pages":"70 - 80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82547203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Working less by choice: what are the benefits and hardships? 选择少工作:好处和困难是什么?

Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy Pub Date : 2022-01-21 DOI: 10.1080/15487733.2021.2023292

Ola Persson, J. Larsson, Jonas Nässén

{"title":"Working less by choice: what are the benefits and hardships?","authors":"Ola Persson, J. Larsson, Jonas Nässén","doi":"10.1080/15487733.2021.2023292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15487733.2021.2023292","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Working time reduction (WTR) is a policy that could improve quality of life while reducing environmental impacts. However, WTR coupled with a salary reduction may benefit only higher-income earners and increase social inequalities. Against this background, we analyze how the motivations for and the socioecological outcomes from working less vary across different socioeconomic groups. The analysis is based on a survey conducted among municipal employees under full-time contracts who utilized the City of Gothenburg’s “right to part-time” policy. We find that working less improved quality of life not only for higher-income groups but also for lower-income groups through gains in time affluence, energy, health, and time spent on strengthening social ties. However, three negative effects emerged. First, WTR lead to increased work intensification, particularly among higher-income earners. Second, concerns regarding making ends meet and future retirement income were particularly salient issues among lower-income earners. Finally, WTR to cope with unfavorable working conditions was a much more common motivation among manual workers with lower salaries. We conclude that WTR can be a viable option across a broader range of socioeconomic groups than previously assumed but that it is nevertheless important to consider the effects on social inequality when designing WTR policies.","PeriodicalId":35192,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy","volume":"29 1","pages":"81 - 96"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82259873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 11

Governing sustainability in the Thai palm oil-supply chain: the role of private actors 管理泰国棕榈油供应链的可持续性:私人行为者的作用

Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy Pub Date : 2022-01-13 DOI: 10.1080/15487733.2021.2021688

Somjai Nupueng, P. Oosterveer, A. Mol

{"title":"Governing sustainability in the Thai palm oil-supply chain: the role of private actors","authors":"Somjai Nupueng, P. Oosterveer, A. Mol","doi":"10.1080/15487733.2021.2021688","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15487733.2021.2021688","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Private actors are essential partners in the sustainability governance of commodity-supply chains such as palm oil. However, their actual contribution to promoting sustainability is also contested. This article assesses the role of private actors in the governance of the palm oil-supply chain in Thailand by comparing supply-chain actors that are certified with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) standards and non-certified supply-chain actors. The comparison entails input supply and production, collection and sales, processing and storage, and distribution. Building on the concept of (global) value chains, we examine the following governance dimensions in our comparison: the management of contracts and agreements, the role of trust in transactions, the relative power of various actors, and the control over smallholder farmers’ access to the market. Primary data were collected in the Surat Thani and Krabi Provinces in southern Thailand. We found that the RSPO-certified palm-oil chain was shorter, more transparent, and that farmers received higher prices than the non-RSPO-certified chains.","PeriodicalId":35192,"journal":{"name":"Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy","volume":"255 1","pages":"37 - 54"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73236517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 7