Sustainable Production Consumption Systems Knowledge, Engagement and
Sustainable Production Consumption Systems brings together a set of designed case studies intended to provide a more in-depth understanding of challenges and opportunities in bringing knowledge and actions closer together for the sustainable management of
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Louis Lebel
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Sylvia Lorek
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Rajesh Daniel
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Sustainable Production Consumption Systems Knowledge, Engagement and Practice
Editors Dr. Louis Lebel Faculty of Social Sciences Unit for Social and Environmental Research Chiang Mai University Thailand
Dr. Sylvia Lorek Sustainable Europe Research Institute Overath Germany
Rajesh Daniel Faculty of Social Sciences Unit for Social and Environmental Research Chiang Mai University Thailand
ISBN 978-90-481-3089-4 e-ISBN 978-90-481-3090-0 DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-3090-0 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009930634 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
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Production–Consumption Systems and the Pursuit of Sustainability ............................................................. Louis Lebel and Sylvia Lorek
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Cultivating Consumer Restraint in an Ecologically Full World: The Case of “Take Back Your Time” ...................................................... Michael F. Maniates
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Sustainability Transitions Through the Lens of Lifestyle Dynamics................................................................................ Fritz Reusswig
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Emerging Challenges of Consumer Activism: Protecting Consumers and Advocating Sustainable Consumption in Developing Countries ................................................... Uchita de Zoysa Sustainability in the Electricity Production and Consumption System – A Consumers’ Perspective ........................ Doris Fuchs and Sylvia Lorek
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Agrofuels in Thailand: Policies, Practices and Prospects...................... Rajesh Daniel, Louis Lebel, and Shabbir H. Gheewala
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Enabling Sustainable Shrimp Aquaculture: Narrowing the Gaps Between Science and Policy in Thailand ............. 123 Dao Huy Giap, Po Garden, and Louis Lebel
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The Contribution of Organic Food Production to Sustainable Nutrition: A Case Study on the Organic Niche Market in Eastern Germany .......................................... 145 Benjamin Nölting
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Sustainable Information in the Pork Chain ......................................... 161 Agni Kalfagianni
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Sustainable Consumption by Certification: The Case of Coffee ........ 179 Arnold Tukker
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Production and Consumption of Tourist Landscapes in Coastal Areas: Case Study of Tourism in Malaysia ........................ 201 Ooi Giok Ling
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Enhancing Sustainable Tourism in Thailand: A Policy Perspective ...............................................................................
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