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Environmental gains and social losses? Critical reflections on the sustainability potential of telework
(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 ...
ConsEnSus: consumption, environment and sustainability
(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 ...
Das neue Mobilitätsparadigma als Regulierungsansatz für die Wechselbeziehungen von Umwelt, Politik und Gesellschaft
(Gesowip, 2011)
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Environmental arguing at a crossroads? Cultural diversity in Irish transport planning
(Peter Lang, 2008-03-28)
Environmental argument is 'about' far more than meets the eye. How people (mis)understand each other during environmental debates is affected by conflicts between values and ways of life which may not be directly connected ...
Time divided - Time united? Temporal aspects of German unification
(2002)
To illuminate the persisting division between East and West Germany, this article explores temporal aspects of East German culture and their impact on German unification. Arguing that approaches to GDR time in the contemporary ...
Developing policies and instruments for sustainable consumption: Irish Experiences and Futures
(Springer, 2011-03)
In recent years, the concept of sustainable consumption (SC) has received increased attention. Overconsumption in industrialized countries still presents major challenges to achieving sustainable development goals despite ...
Movements, mobilities and the politics of hazardous waste
(Taylor and Francis, 2009-11-11)
Global flows of hazardous waste and waste management technologies are major sources of environmental contestation. They reflect political structures and struggles within, and between, developed and less developed countries. ...
Introduction: Arguing about the Environment. What Difference Does Culture Make?
(Peter Lang, 2008)
In recent years environmental debate has moved from the margins of
public and political life to occupy a key position in discussions on the
political, social and economic prospects of the human world. Unprecedented
media ...
Going Local? Public Participation and Future Mobility in Ireland
(Inter-Disciplinary Press, 2007)
Recent changes in Ireland's economic and socio-political fabric have coincided with an increase in physical mobility, car dependency and long-distance commuting. National transport policies, prevailing land use patterns ...
The road to sustainable transport? Rural transport programmes and policies in Ireland
(Ashgate, 2009-07)
Today many rural dwellers in the Republic of Ireland depend on the private car to access services, employment, education, healthcare and recreation and thus shoulder a disproportionate share of the burden of insufficient ...