Social Innovation and Sustainable Consumption: Research and Action for Societal Transformation
Julia Backhaus · Audley Genus · Sylvia Lorek · Edina Vadovics · Julia Wittmayer
Nov 2017 · Routledge
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This book showcases strategic policies for and processes of societal transformation, which are required to address the challenge of sustainability. Based on the latest thinking at the interface of social innovation, sustainable consumption and the transformation of society, the book provides:
- in-depth discussions at the nexus of sustainable consumption, social innovation and social transformation, highlighting their significance to sustainability-related policy and practice;
- detailed case studies of social innovation in energy, food, housing and policy which illustrate emerging practice and promising policy, business and civil society interventions; and
- critical reflections and commentaries on the contribution of social innovation to societal transformation.
Bringing together aspiring scholars and leading thinkers on this topic, this book leads to compelling new insights for an international audience into the potential of social innovation for sustainable consumption and the transformation of society. It will be of great interest to students and scholars of sustainable consumption, sustainable development, (social) innovation studies and environmental sociology.
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Julia Backhaus, Edina Vadovics
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