Title :
Empowering Sustainable Consumption [Policy Perspectives]
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Planning & Public Policy, Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Consumer behavior has significant environmental impacts, and consumers need help from third parties to recognize better choices. Consumers can only improve overall outcomes in concert with proactive producers and an encouraging and informative government. Unintended consequences diminish, but do not extinguish, the effects of sustainable consumption.
Keywords :
consumer behaviour; environmental factors; sustainable development; consumer behavior; consumer needs; environmental impacts; informative government; sustainable consumption; Environmental factors; Government policies; Renewable energy sources; Rural areas; Sustainable development;
Journal_Title :
Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MTS.2013.2281225
