The End of Over-Consumption: Towards a Lifestyle of Moderation and Self-Restraint
This provocative and readable study examines the norms, values and beliefs that contribute to modern environmental problems. Criticizing the environmental abuses inherent in the acquisitive values of consumer society, the argument presented contends that individuals must simplify their lifestyles and exhibit moderation and self-restraint to avoid waste and maintain the earth's resources. In this vision, governments must translate moderation and limitation into effective policy measures and...
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This provocative and readable study examines the norms, values and beliefs that contribute to modern environmental problems. Criticizing the environmental abuses inherent in the acquisitive values of consumer society, the argument presented contends that individuals must simplify their lifestyles and exhibit moderation and self-restraint to avoid waste and maintain the earth's resources. In this vision, governments must translate moderation and limitation into effective policy measures and adapt economic, social, and political institutions accordingly. Environmental Values A splendidly engaging work . . . The author covers an enormous amount of ground with elegance and economy of expression."
Acknowledgements11Introduction13Pt. ISustainability and the Greening of Political Institutions1Sustainability, Liberal Democracy, Liberalism232Formulating Sustainability in a Liberal Democracy393The Ecological Restructuring of the State57Pt. IIUtopia and Sustainability4Ecological Utopianism and Sustainability815Landscapes in the Western Utopian Tradition986Utopians on Education for Sustainability118Pt. IIILifestyle Changes, Consumerism and Frugality7The Need to Deliberately Steer Consumer Behaviour1378Consumerism, Hedonism and the Permanent Renewal of Desires1579Towards a Lifestyle of Moderation and Self-restraint176Notes199References211About the Author218Index219
\ Environmental ValA splendidly engaging work . . . The author covers an enormous amount of ground with elegance and economy of expression."\ \ \ \ \ Environmental ValuesA splendidly engaging work . . . The author covers an enormous amount of ground with elegance and economy of expression."\ \
