The story of stuff : the impact of overconsumption on the planet, our communities, and our health--and how we can make it better
题名:
The story of stuff : the impact of overconsumption on the planet, our communities, and our health--and how we can make it better
著者:
Leonard, Annie
Conrad, Ariane
ISBN:
9781451610291
版:
1st Free Press trade pbk. ed.
出版信息:
New York : Free Press, 2011
规格:
xxxix, 319 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
一般附注:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Reprint. Originally published: 2010.
摘要:
Offers insight into consumption in America and the pitfalls of a system that promotes obsolescence and replacing versus repairing consumer goods, revealing contributing economic theories while calling for environmentally responsible changes.
主题:
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 |
摘要:
Offers insight into consumption in America and the pitfalls of a system that promotes obsolescence and replacing versus repairing consumer goods, revealing contributing economic theories while calling for environmentally responsible changes.