The Waste of the World
Consumption, Economies and the Making of the Global Waste Problem
1st Edition
Published on 9. May 2023
254 pages
978-1-5292-3245-5 (ISBN)
Description
Despite frequent claims that waste is being reduced, consumer-reliant economies, everyday consumption and the waste industry continue to produce and demand more waste.
Combining a lucid style with robust empirical and theoretical research, this book examines the root causes of the global waste problem, rather than simply the symptoms. It challenges existing waste policies, highlighting what needs to change if we are to get serious in tackling this global problem. It concludes with policy implications for shifting waste from an 'end-of-pipe' concern to being at the heart of the debate over decarbonization.
Combining a lucid style with robust empirical and theoretical research, this book examines the root causes of the global waste problem, rather than simply the symptoms. It challenges existing waste policies, highlighting what needs to change if we are to get serious in tackling this global problem. It concludes with policy implications for shifting waste from an 'end-of-pipe' concern to being at the heart of the debate over decarbonization.
Reviews / Votes
"This book doesn't end on a recipe for solutions; it does something much more important. It identifies three major challenges in the form of research questions, with the answers to these questions forming the beginnings of solutions that are appropriately scaled to the problems of waste writ large." D?iscard Studies "Providing a sweeping and detailed assessment of the global waste problem, this book speaks brilliantly to multiple audiences - from everyday consumers, to policymakers, to CEOs, activists and academics." Josh Lepawsky, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador "Nicky Gregson persuasively argues that we need to reorient our understanding away from consumer responsibility to consumption as a global set of practices that structure our relations to the world." Myra Hird, Queen's University and Fellow of the Royal Society of CanadaMore details
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
Not illustrated
File size
0,58 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-5292-3245-5 (9781529232455)
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Consumption, Economies and the Making of the Global Waste Problem
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The Waste of the World
Consumption, Economies and the Making of the Global Waste Problem
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05/2023
1st Edition
Bristol University Press
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Person
Nicky Gregson is Emerita Professor in Human Geography at Durham University.
Content
1. The Global Waste Problem and How to Think About It: Or, How to Understand the 'Too Much Waste' Problem
2. Discard, Social Order and Social Life: Or, Discard is Foundational to Understanding Waste
3. Consumption, Consumer Practices and Consumer Discard: Or, How Consumer Discard Relates to Economies
4. Conduits, Value Regimes and Valuation: Or, Following Consumers' Discarded Things
5. Recommodifying Discard: Or, the Challenges of Turning Discard into an Economic Good
6. Waste, Money and Finance: Or, How Turning Discard into Waste Turns Waste into an Energy Resource and an Asset
7. Future Directions: Or, Rewiring Waste through the Three Ds (Decarbonization, Digital and Discard)
2. Discard, Social Order and Social Life: Or, Discard is Foundational to Understanding Waste
3. Consumption, Consumer Practices and Consumer Discard: Or, How Consumer Discard Relates to Economies
4. Conduits, Value Regimes and Valuation: Or, Following Consumers' Discarded Things
5. Recommodifying Discard: Or, the Challenges of Turning Discard into an Economic Good
6. Waste, Money and Finance: Or, How Turning Discard into Waste Turns Waste into an Energy Resource and an Asset
7. Future Directions: Or, Rewiring Waste through the Three Ds (Decarbonization, Digital and Discard)
