Sustainable Consumption : Design, Innovation and Practice.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (183 pages)
- The Anthropocene: Politik--Economics--Society--Science Series ; v.3 .
- The Anthropocene: Politik--Economics--Society--Science Series .
Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- Abstract -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Challenges of Sustainable Consumption -- 1.2.1 Unsustainable Consumption -- 1.3 Research on Sustainable Consumption -- 1.4 The Structure of the Book -- References -- 2 The Role of Design as a Catalyst for Sustainable DIY -- Abstract -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 DIY as a Promising Area of Intervention -- 2.1.2 Aim -- 2.2 The Role of Design in SCP and RE-DIY -- 2.2.1 The Four Scenarios -- 2.3 Local Level: Assisting RE-DIY Designers in the Creative Process -- 2.4 Local Level: Co-designing with Municipalities for Citizen Engagement -- 2.5 Global Level: Designing 'Enabling Products' -- 2.6 Global Level: Networking Between Activists, Researchers, Professionals and DIY Designers -- 2.7 Barriers and Triggers for Spreading RE-DIY -- 2.7.1 Availability and Suitability of Local Resources -- 2.7.2 The Aesthetics of Imperfection -- 2.7.3 Possible Side-Effects of 'Green Consumption' -- 2.8 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- 3 The Individual-Practice Framework: A Design Tool for Understanding Consumer Behaviour -- Abstract -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Understanding Consumer Behaviour -- 3.2.1 Social Psychological Models of Consumer Behaviour -- 3.2.2 Social Practice Theory -- 3.2.3 The Individual-Practice Framework -- 3.3 Design for Behaviour Change -- 3.3.1 The Loughborough Model -- 3.3.2 Practice-Oriented Design -- 3.4 The Individual-Practice Framework as a Design Tool -- 3.4.1 Phase 1: Understanding the Brief -- 3.4.2 Phase 2: Exploring the Practice -- 3.4.3 Phase 3: Considering the Individual -- 3.4.4 Phase 4: The Individual and the Practice -- 3.5 Conclusions -- References -- 4 From Print to Digital: Textual Technologies and Reading as a Sociotechnical Practice -- Abstract -- 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 The Sociotechnical Regime of the Printed Paper Text -- 4.3 The Co-evolution of Printing Technologies, Industry Structures and User Practices -- 4.3.1 Stages in the Evolution of the Book -- 4.3.2 From the Invention of the Printing Press to the Industrial Revolution -- 4.3.3 From the Industrial Revolution (Late 18th Century) till the Late 20th Century: The Book as a Mass Medium and the Early Origins of Digitization -- 4.4 Attributes of the Book: Implications for Digitization -- 4.5 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Availability Cascades and the Sharing Economy: A Critique of Sharing Economy Narratives -- Abstract -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 A Sharing Economy Taxonomy -- 5.3 A Closer Look at Narratives -- 5.3.1 Overestimation of Current Market Size and Potential -- 5.3.2 Overestimation of Sustainability Potential -- 5.3.3 The Environmental Win-Win Narrative -- 5.3.4 The Employment and Empowerment Narrative -- 5.3.5 The Community Narrative -- 5.4 The Sharing Economy, an Availability Cascade -- 5.4.1 Introduction to Availability Cascades -- 5.4.2 Application of Cascading Theory to the Sharing Economy -- 5.4.3 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 6 Communicating Sustainability: The Case of Slow-Fashion Micro-organizations -- Abstract -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Sustainable/Slow-Fashion: An Overview -- 6.3 RACE Framework -- 6.3.1 Organizations 1, 2, 3 and 4 -- 6.3.2 Reach -- 6.3.3 Act -- 6.3.4 Convert -- 6.3.5 Engage -- 6.4 Discussion -- 6.5 Conclusion -- References -- 7 Steering Sustainable Food Consumption in Japan: Trust, Relationships, and the Ties that Bind -- Abstract -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Teikei, Organic Agriculture, and Food Cooperatives -- 7.3 Chisan-Chisho-Local Production for Local Consumption -- 7.4 Trust, Assurance, Commitment, and Culture -- 7.5 Procuring Sustainable Food and Trust in Japan -- 7.5.1 Teikei and Consumer Cooperative Activities. 7.5.2 Chisan-Chisho: Farmer's Faces -- 7.6 Discussion -- 7.6.1 In-Group Trust and Assurance -- 7.6.2 Monitoring and Sanctioning -- 7.6.3 Long-Term Personal Relationships and Commitments -- 7.7 Conclusion -- References -- 8 The Potential for Sustainable Production and Consumption in a Technological Society -- Abstract -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Investigating the Technological Society -- 8.3 New Iterations of Technology and Sustainable Innovation -- 8.4 Production: Environmental Sustainability Bounded by the Artefact -- 8.5 Consumption: Sustainability as a Boundary Spanning Characteristic -- 8.6 Sustainability and Socio-technical Practice -- 8.7 Conclusion -- References -- 9 Promoting Sustainable Consumption-a View from the Ground -- Abstract -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 What Actions Are Being Taken on the Ground? -- 9.3 Practitioners' Needs -- 9.4 What Makes Initiatives Fail? -- 9.5 The Future… -- References -- 10 Conclusion -- Abstract -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Revisiting the Themes of the Book -- 10.2.1 DIY Design -- 10.2.2 Sharing and the Solidarity Economy -- 10.2.3 Grassroots Activism -- 10.2.4 Interactions Between Consumption and Production -- 10.2.5 Social Practice -- 10.2.6 Looking Back and Looking Ahead -- 10.2.7 DIY Design and Grassroots Activism -- 10.2.8 The Sharing Economy -- 10.2.9 Practice Theory -- 10.2.10 Research and Engagement Agenda -- 10.2.11 Policy and Governance -- References -- Kingston University -- About the Contributors -- About the Editor -- About this Book -- Index.