Sustainable Consumption Design, Innovation and Practice

This book originates from the work of contributors to initiatives and global networks promoting and pursuing lines of enquiry that recognise and probe relationships between sustainable consumption, design and production, and the implications of those rela

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Sustainable Consumption Design, Innovation and Practice

The Anthropocene: Politik—Economics— Society—Science Volume 3

Series editor Hans Günter Brauch, Mosbach, Germany

More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/15232 http://www.afes-press-books.de/html/APESS.htm http://www.afes-press-books.de/html/APESS_03.htm

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Editor Audley Genus Small Business Research Centre Kingston University Kingston upon Thames, Surrey UK

Cover photo: © Mr. Narongrit Vannarat, Bangkok, Thailand who painted and photographed the cover photo and granted the permission to use it for this book cover. The paintings of this Thai painter are at: https://www.facebook.com/narongrit.n.vannarat and his Email address is at: [email protected]. More on this book is at: http://www.afes-press-books.de/html/APESS_03.htm ISSN 2367-4024 ISSN 2367-4032 (electronic) The Anthropocene: Politik—Economics—Society—Science ISBN 978-3-319-29663-0 ISBN 978-3-319-29665-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-29665-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016930050 © The Author(s) 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Copyediting: PD Dr. Hans Günter Brauch, AFES-PRESS e.V., Mosbach, Germany Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by SpringerNature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland

Acknowledgments

The publication of this edited volume could not have been achieved without the help and support of numerous people and organizations. I would like to acknowledge the YTL Corporation. The YTL funding has allowed me to participate in a range of networks and activities involving researchers and practitioners, of which the Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative (SCORAI) is just one. I would not have undertaken and could not have realized this book project without the support of SCORAI colleagues. I hope those I do not name in the f