UID:
almahu_9949384943002882
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9781315201559
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1315201550
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9781351782340
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1351782347
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9781351782357
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1351782355
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9781351782333
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1351782339
Series Statement:
Routledge-SCORAI studies in sustainable consumption
Content:
"This book showcases strategic policies for and processes of societal transformation, which are required to address the challenge of sustainability. Based on the latest thinking at the interface of social innovation, sustainable consumption and the transformation of society, the book provides:in-depth discussions at the nexus of sustainable consumption, social innovation and social transformation, highlighting their significance to sustainability-related policy and practice; detailed case studies of social innovation in energy, food, housing and policy which illustrate emerging practice and promising policy, business and civil society interventions; and critical reflections and commentaries on the contribution of social innovation to societal transformation. Bringing together leading thinkers on this topic, this book leads to compelling new insights for an international audience into the potential of social innovation for sustainable consumption and the transformation of society. It will be of great interest to students and scholars of sustainable consumption, sustainable development, (social) innovation studies and environmental sociology."--Provided by publisher
Note:
Chapter 1 Introduction: the nexus of social innovation, sustainable consumption and societal transformation JulIA B ACkhAu S, AuD leY G eNu S AND --
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chapter 2 Conceptualising the role of social innovation in sustainability transformations AleX hAX elTINe, FlOR Av elI NO, JulIA M . WIT TMAY e R, --
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chapter 3 The idea(l) of a 'sustainable sharing economy': four social science perspectives on transformative change /
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chapter 4 Societal transformation, social innovations and sustainable consumption in an era of metamorphosis /
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chapter 5 Local authorities and their development of new governance approaches: distilling lessons from a social innovation project /
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chapter 6 Hitting a policy wall: the transformative potential and limitations of community pick- up point schemes keI Gh leY McFAR lAND AND JulIA M . WIT TMAY e R --
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chapter 7 Community energy as a site for social innovation /
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chapter 8 Community agriculture and the narrative construction of change eM eSe Gu l Yá S AND BálINT B A lá z S --
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chapter 9 Towards sustainable practices: a practice- theoretical case study of a cohousing project /
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chapter 10 The search for social innovations that are within ecological limits as well as more just /
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chapter 11 North Amer ican perspectives of societal transformation /
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chapter 12 Commentary from a Japanese perspective: tapping into traditions for transitions and societal transformations /
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chapter 13 Conclusions: how social innovations become transformative and help increase sustainability SYlvIA lORek AND eDI NA vADOv ICS.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Social innovation and sustainable consumption. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2018 ISBN 9781138706941
Language:
English
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URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315201559
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