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ConsEnSus: consumption, environment and sustainability
Davies, Anna R.; Fahy, Frances; Rau, Henrike; Devaney, Laura; Doyle, Ruth; Heisserer, Barabara; Hynes, Michael; Lavelle, Mary Jo; Pape, Jessica (EPA Ireland, 2015)Sustainable consumption is generally conceived as the use of goods and services that respond to basic needs and bring a better quality of life, while minimising the use of natural resources, toxic materials, and emissions ... -
Environmental gains and social losses? Critical reflections on the sustainability potential of telework
Hynes, Michael; Rau, Henrike (2014)Anthropogenic climate change and its environmenmtal and social consequences are of increasing concern worldwide. Approaches that advocate a 'greening' of current economic and social systems through technological ... -
The practices of technology: putting society and technology in their place
Hynes, Michael (Common Ground Publishing, 2013)Technology is all pervasive in modern society transforming people s everyday lives and work environments. Societal change is coinciding with the ever increasing availability of small, light, and affordable tools for ... -
What's smart about working from home? Telework and the sustainable consumption of distance in Ireland
Hynes, Michael (Research-Publishing, 2013)The use of technology is pervasive in contemporary society transforming lives and work environments. The internet and the availability of portable personal communication devices have resulted in immense societal change. ...