dc.contributor.author | Lavelle, Mary Jo | |
dc.contributor.author | Fahy, Frances | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-16T09:19:44Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-03-16T09:19:44Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-01-25 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Lavelle, Mary Jo, & Fahy, Frances. (2021). Creating context for corridors of consumption: the case of Ireland. Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy, 17(1), 62-76. doi:10.1080/15487733.2020.1864966 | en_IE |
dc.identifier.issn | 1548-7733 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10379/16606 | |
dc.description.abstract | Global consumption levels are significant contributors to detrimental environmental change and the current climate crisis. Across Ireland, domestic consumption levels have increased dramatically during the past three decades. Public discourse has focused primarily on minimum levels of consumption, with media outlets frequently reporting on minimum wages and acceptable minimum levels of food, shelter, and healthcare. A dearth of dialogue exists on the concept of maximum levels of consumption. This article proffers that the concept of consumption corridors provides a timely lens to initiate discussion and to critically consider the potential of ascertaining maximum levels of consumption across Ireland. Drawing on analyses of an extensive database of 1,500 households across two policy regions − Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland − we argue that there is no single universally just and ecologically sustainable way of setting limits to consumption. Numerous factors must be considered including scale, policy influences, cultural understandings, and varying expectations of standards of living and quality of life. The article reports on participants’ perceptions of material items as needs and satisfiers and aims to advance methodological applications of the consumption-corridors concept. This study offers evidence highlighting a need for tailored sustainability policies. | en_IE |
dc.description.sponsorship | The authors would like to extend their thanks to all members of the CONSENSUS research team and to the Environmental Protection Agency for financial support for this research which was financed by the Irish Government under the National Development Plan 2007‒2013 as part of the Science, Technology, Research and Innovation for the Environment (STRIVE) Programme 2007‒2015. The comments and suggestions of the co-editors of this special issue, as well as SSPP Editor Maurie Cohen and our anonymous reviewers, are gratefully acknowledged. | en_IE |
dc.format | application/pdf | en_IE |
dc.language.iso | en | en_IE |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | en_IE |
dc.relation.ispartof | Sustainability, Science and Policy | en |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/ | |
dc.subject | Consumption corridors | en_IE |
dc.subject | satisfiers | en_IE |
dc.subject | needs | en_IE |
dc.subject | scale | en_IE |
dc.subject | sustainable lifestyles | en_IE |
dc.subject | Ireland | en_IE |
dc.title | Creating context for corridors of consumption: the case of Ireland | en_IE |
dc.type | Article | en_IE |
dc.date.updated | 2021-03-15T16:46:28Z | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/15487733.2020.1864966 | |
dc.local.publishedsource | https://doi.org/10.1080/15487733.2020.1864966 | en_IE |
dc.description.peer-reviewed | peer-reviewed | |
dc.internal.rssid | 24973530 | |
dc.local.contact | Frances Fahy, Geography, Nui Galway. 2315 Email: frances.fahy@nuigalway.ie | |
dc.local.copyrightchecked | Yes | |
dc.local.version | ACCEPTED | |
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