SDG12 - sustainable consumption and production : a revolutionary challenge for the 21st century

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SDG12 - sustainable consumption and production : a revolutionary challenge for the 21st century

by Jennifer Moore Bernstein and Robert O. Vos

(Concise guides to the United Nations sustainable development goals / [series edited by] Walter Leal Filho, Mark Mifsud)

Emerald Pub., 2022

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SDG12 : sustainable consumption and production

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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This book takes a wide-ranging and non-dogmatic view of SDG12, tackling various approaches as to how production and consumption can provide for human well-being while minimizing destructive effects on the biophysical environment. With chapters focusing on circular economies, product accounting systems, and sustainable procurement, this volume presents technical information in an accessible way and provides a much-needed overview of activity and approaches to achieving the development goal. The authors provide a thorough understanding of the history and effectiveness of SDG 12 by juxtaposing competing theories of sustainable production and consumption, from critics who advocate a "degrowth" agenda to explicitly neo- liberal approaches. They also examine the underlying contradictions in these theories and the degree to which these competing approaches can complement one another.

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Chapter 1. Neoliberalism and Its Discontents Chapter 2. Critics of Consumption Chapter 3. Green Consumerism Chapter 4. Moving Toward a Circular Economy in Support of SDG 12 Chapter 5. Strengthening Indicators and Targets for SDG 12

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