The world faces a 'perfect storm' of social and ecological stresses, including climate change, habitat loss, resource degradation and social, economic and cultural change. In order to cope with these, communities are struggling to transition to sustainable ways of living that improve well-being and increase resilience. This book demonstrates how communities in both developed and developing countries are already taking action to maintain or build resilient and sustainable lifestyles. These communities, here designated as 'Ecocultures', are exemplars of the art and science of sustainable living. Though they form a diverse group, they organise themselves around several common organising principles including an ethic of care for nature, a respect for community, high ecological knowledge, and a desire to maintain and improve personal and social wellbeing. Case studies from both developed and developing countries including Australia, Brazil, Finland, Greenland, India, Indonesia, South Africa, UK and USA, show how, based on these principles, communities have been able to increase social, ecological and personal wellbeing and resilience. They also address how other more mainstream communities are beginning to transition to more sustainable, resilient alternatives. Some examples also illustrate the decline of ecocultures in the face of economic pressures, globalisation and climate change. Theoretical chapters examine the barriers and bridges to wider application of these examples. Overall, the volume describes how ecocultures can provide the global community with important lessons for a wider transition to sustainability and will show how we can redefine our personal and collective futures around these principles.

The world faces a 'perfect storm' of social and ecological stresses, including climate change, habitat loss, resource degradation and social, economic and cultural change. In order to cope with these, communities are struggling to transition to sustainable ways of living that improve well-being and increase resilience. This book demonstrates how communities in both developed and developing countries are already taking action to maintain or build resilient and sustainable lifestyles. These communities, here designated as 'Ecocultures', are exemplars of the art and science of sustainable living. Though they form a diverse group, they organise themselves around several common organising principles including an ethic of care for nature, a respect for community, high ecological knowledge, and a desire to maintain and improve personal and social wellbeing. Case studies from both developed and developing countries including Australia, Brazil, Finland, Greenland, India, Indonesia, South Africa, UK and USA, show how, based on these principles, communities have been able to increase social, ecological and personal wellbeing and resilience. They also address how other more mainstream communities are beginning to transition to more sustainable, resilient alternatives. Some examples also illustrate the decline of ecocultures in the face of economic pressures, globalisation and climate change. Theoretical chapters examine the barriers and bridges to wider application of these examples. Overall, the volume describes how ecocultures can provide the global community with important lessons for a wider transition to sustainability and will show how we can redefine our personal and collective futures around these principles.

What is activism? The answer is, typically, that it is a form of opposition, often expressed on the streets. Skoglund and Boehm argue differently. They identify forms of 'insider activism' within corporations, state agencies and villages, showing how people seek to transform society by working within the system, rather than outright opposing it. Using extensive empirical data, Skoglund and Boehm analyze the transformation of climate activism in a rapidly changing political landscape, arguing that it is time to think beyond the tensions between activism and enterprise. They trace the everyday renewable energy actions of a growing 'epistemic community' of climate activists who are dispersed across organizational boundaries and domains. This book is testament to a new way of understanding activism as an organizational force that brings about the transition towards sustainability across business and society and is of interest to social science scholars of business, renewable energy and sustainable development.

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 1996 im Fachbereich BWL - Marketing, Unternehmenskommunikation, CRM, Marktforschung, Social Media, Note: 1,5, Christian-Albrechts-Universitat Kiel (Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften), Veranstaltung: Lehrstuhl fur Marketing, Prof, Dr. Sonke Albers, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Inhaltsangabe: Inhaltsverzeichnis: Inhaltsverzeichnis: Gliederung Abbildungsverzeichnis Tabellenverzeichnis Abkurzungsverzeichnis Inhaltliche Gliederung 1.Problemstellung 1.1.Einleitung 1.2.Ziel und Aufbau der Arbeit 2.Der Einzelhandel 2.1.Grundlagen und Abgrenzung 2.2.Die Entwicklung des Einzelhandels 3.Homeshopping 3.1.Abgrenzung der Homeshopping-Formen 3.2.Rahmenbedingungen des Homeshopping 3.2.1.Die politisch-rechtliche Umwelt 3.2.1.1.Regelungen bezuglich des Einzelhandels 3.2.1.2.Regelungen bezuglich des Telefonshopping 3.2.1.3.Regelungen bezuglich des Teleshopping 3.2.1.4.Regelungen bezuglich des Onlineshopping 3.2.2.Die okonomische Umwelt 3.2.2.1.Marktcharakteristika 3.2.2.2.Kostenstrukturen im Einzelhandel 3.2.2.3.Medienkosten im Homeshopping 3.2.3.Die technologische Umwelt 3.2.3.1.Besonderheiten der Diffusion von Telekommunikationsgutern 3.2.3.2.Grundlagen der Datenubertragungstechnik 3.2.3.3.Verbreitung der Onlinedienste 3.2.4.Die soziale Umwelt 3.2.4.1.Konsumentenmerkmale 3.2.4.2.Akzeptanz 3.2.4.3.Ausgabebereitschaft und Kaufverhalten 3.3.Die Entwicklung des Homeshopping 3.3.1.Sortimentspolitik 3.3.1.1.Markenpolitik im Homeshopping 3.3.1.2.Sortimentsentwicklung im Teleshopping 3.3.1.3.Sortimentsentwicklung im Onlineshopping 3.3.2.Distributionspolitik 3.3.2.1.Lieferungspolitik 3.3.2.2.Zahlungsverkehr und Sicherheit 3.3.3.Kommunikationspolitik 3.3.3.1.Der Massenkommunikationsansatz 3.3.3.2.Der bidirektionale Kommunikationsansatz 3.3.4.Preispolitik 3.3.4.1.Preisbildung 3.3.4.2.Preishohe 3.3.4.3.Preisdifferenzierung 4.Zusammenfassung 5.Anhang 6.Literaturverzeichnis Bei Interesse senden wir Ihnen gerne kostenlos und unverbindlich die Einleitung und einige Se