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Announcing

The New Economics of Sustainable Consumption: Seeds of Change
by Gill Seyfang, University of East Anglia, 2009.
(Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke. Hardback ISBN 978-0-230-52533-7)

Climate change is forcing us to rethink our lifestyles, but green
consumerism won’t save the
planet. Mainstream approaches simply cannot deliver the radical
changes we need for a sustainable
society. This book offers a fresh look at sustainable consumption,
presenting a holistic ‘New
Economics’ approach. It explores how grassroots community actions for
sustainability are
experimenting with new ways of working, measuring value and progress,
and expressing ecological
citizenship.

Local organic food systems, low-impact eco-housing, and complementary
currencies are examined
to measure their success at delivering localized economies and
inclusive communities, enabling
people to reduce their ecological footprints, harnessing collective
energies and building new forms
of social organization. Viewing these activities as innovative ‘green
niches’, the book explores the
opportunities for grassroots innovations to spread and influence wider
society, and the barriers
preventing them achieving their potential.

CONTENTS:
Introduction: A Consuming Issue
Sustainable Consumption: A Mainstream Agenda
Sustainable Consumption and the New Economics
Grassroots Innovations for Sustainable Consumption
Sustainable Food: Growing Carrots and Community
Sustainable Housing: Building a Greener Future
Sustainable Currencies: Green Money from The Grassroots
Conclusions: Seedbeds for Sustainable Consumption
References

GILL SEYFANG is an environmental social scientist at the University of
East Anglia, UK, working on
sustainable consumption. She currently holds a Research Councils UK
Academic Fellowship and is
developing a research programme in Low-Carbon Lifestyles. She is co-
editor of 'Corporate
Responsibility and Labour Rights'.

http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?PID=279575


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Dr Gill Seyfang
RCUK Academic Fellow
School of Environmental Sciences
University of East Anglia
Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK

tel: +44 (0) 1603 592956
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The New Economics of Sustainable Consumption: Seeds of Change
by Gill Seyfang, 2009 (Palgrave Macmillan)







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