The New Consumers - The Influence Of Affluence On The Environment (Hardcover, 3rd ed.)

While overconsumption by the developed world's roughly one billion inhabitants is an abiding problem, another one billion increasingly affluent "new consumers" in developing countries will place additional strains on the earth's resources, argue authors Norman Myers and Jennifer Kent in this important new book. The New Consumers examines the environmental impacts of this increased consumption, with particular focus on two commodities - cars and meat - that stand to have the most far-reaching effects. It analyzes consumption patterns in a number of different countries, with special emphasis on China and India (whose surging economies, as well as their large populations, are likely to account for exceptional growth in humanity's ecological footprint), and surveys big-picture issues such as the globalization of economies, consumer goods, and lifestyles. Ultimately, according to the authors, the challenge will be for all of humanity to transition to sustainable levels of consumption, for it is unrealistic to expect "new" consumers not to aspire to be like the "old" ones. Cogent in its analysis, The New Consumers issues a timely warning of a major and developing environmental trend, and suggests valuable strategies for ameliorating its effects.

General

Imprint:	Island Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2004
First published:	July 2004
Authors:	Norman Myers • Jennifer Kent
Dimensions:	229 x 153 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	192
Edition:	3rd ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-55963-997-2
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > General Promotions
LSN:	1-55963-997-0
Barcode:	9781559639972

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