The story of stuff : how our obsession with stuff is trashing the planet, our communities, and our health--and a vision for change
by
Leonard, Annie
Title
:
The story of stuff : how our obsession with stuff is trashing the planet, our communities, and our health--and a vision for change
Author
:
Leonard, Annie
Conrad, Ariane
ISBN
:
9781439125663
Edition
:
1st ed.
Publication Information
:
New York [etc.] : Free Press, 2010
Physical Description
:
xxxiv, 317 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
General Note
:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents
:
A word about words -- Extraction -- Production -- Distribution -- Consumption -- Disposal -- Writing the new story -- Examples of promising policies, reforms, and laws -- Recommended individual actions -- Sample letter to PVC retailers, manufacturers, and lobbyists -- How we made this book.
Abstract
:
The director of The Story of Stuff Project tracks the life of the "stuff" we use every day, transforming how we think about our patterns of consumption. This book is based on the author's 2007 internet film, "The Story of stuff." "With just 5 percent of the world's population, [the U.S.] is consuming 30 percent of the world's resources and creating 30 percent of the world's waste." -- Dust jacket.
Subject Term
:
Acquisitiveness -- Moral and ethical aspects
Consumption (Economics) -- Moral and ethical aspects
Consumption (Economics) -- Environmental aspects
Consumption (Economics) -- Social aspects
Personal belongings
Material culture
Sustainable development
Subject
:
Acquisitiveness -- Moral and ethical aspects
Consumption (Economics) -- Moral and ethical aspects
Consumption (Economics) -- Environmental aspects
Consumption (Economics) -- Social aspects
Personal belongings
Material culture
Sustainable development
Summary
:
The director of The Story of Stuff Project tracks the life of the "stuff" we use every day, transforming how we think about our patterns of consumption. This book is based on the author's 2007 internet film, "The Story of stuff." "With just 5 percent of the world's population, [the U.S.] is consuming 30 percent of the world's resources and creating 30 percent of the world's waste." -- Dust jacket.
| Library | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Material Type | Status |
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| Macao Central Library | 00497320 | 366 Leo | General Collections for Loan | FC外文書區 |
| Red Market Library | 00497322 | 366 Leo | General Collections for Loan | FC外文書區 |
| Sir Robert Ho Tung Library | 00497321 | 366 Leo | General Collections for Loan | FC外文書區 |