The new consumers : The influence of affluence on the environment / Norman Myers and Jennifer Kent.

Author/creator Myers, Norman
Other author Kent, Jennifer, 1951-
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Island Press, ©2004.
Descriptionxv, 199 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents Who are the new consumers? -- Cars : driving us backwards -- Meat : juicy steaks and hidden costs -- Further resource linkages : household electricity, eco-footprints, and human numbers -- China : a giant awake and roaring -- India : the second "biggie" -- The big picture of 20 countries -- Sustainable consumption : where do we find it? -- Sustainable consumption : how to get from here to there -- Appendix A: GNI and its shortcomings -- Appendix B: Four outlier countries.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2004004202
ISBN1559639970 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HD75.6 .M48 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold