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Changing the narrative in our relationship with consumption

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: This paper introduces two interrelated Open Space articles, Changing the narrative: Measuring progress by measuring what matters to families and Places of prosumption: Community gardens putting the ‘we’ into neighbourhoods. These articles explore how space can be created that facilitates relationships that do not rely on social and environmentally damaging consumption, and help create space for socially, environmentally and economically sustainable societies.

Source: Families Relationships and Societies

DOI: 10.1332/204674316x1475850854242

Authors: Iain Black, Deirdre Shaw, Katherine Trebeck

Institutions: Heriot-Watt University, University of Glasgow, Oxfam

Language: English

Topic: Consumer behavior in food and health

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Responsible consumption and production, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2550547005