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The New Consumers 3/e

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The Influence Of Affluence On The Environment

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By Norman Myers, Jennifer Kent
Imprint: ISLAND PRESS
Release Date: September 13, 2004
Format: HARDBACK
Pages: 216

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While overconsumption by the developed world's roughly one billion inhabitants is an abiding problem, another one billion increasingly affluent ""new consumers"" in developing countries will place additional strains on the earth's resources, argue authors Norman Myers and Jennifer Kent in this important new book.
The New Consumers examines the environmental impacts of this increased consumption, with particular focus on two commodities -- cars and meat -- that stand to have the most far-reaching effects. It analyzes consumption patterns in a number of different countries, with special emphasis on China and India (whose surging economies, as well as their large populations, are likely to account for exceptional growth in humanity's ecological footprint), and surveys big-picture issues such as the globalization of economies, consumer goods, and lifestyles. Ultimately, according to the orman Myers and Jennifer Kent, the challenge will be for all of humanity to transition to sustainable levels of consumption, for it is unrealistic to expect ""new"" consumers not to aspire to be like the ""old"" ones. Cogent in its analysis, The New Consumers issues a timely warning of a major and developing environmental trend, and suggests valuable strategies for ameliorating its effects.


Contents
Preface
Chapter I: WHO ARE THE NEW CONSUMERS? 				
 Definition of the new consumers
 Emergence of the new consumers
 The 20 new consumer countries
 The special case of China
 Over-consumption and sustainable consumption
 Appendix: GNI and its shortcomings
Chapter II: CARS: DRIVING US BACKWARDS
 Car numbers
 Environmental problems
 The cars phenomenon in developed countries
 A better road ahead
 Conclusion
Chapter III: MEAT: JUICY STEAKS AND HIDDEN COSTS		
 Concealed costs of the meat economy
 The grain connection
 The water connection
 The future outlook
 The carnivorous culture
Chapter IV: FURTHER RESOURCE LINKAGES: 				
HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICITY, ECO-FOOTPRINTS AND HUMAN NUMBERS
	Household electricity
 Ecological footprints
 Population
Chapter V: CHINA: A GIANT AWAKE AND ROARING			
 The new consumers
 The new consumers' future
 Meat
 Cars
 Household electricity
 Environmental impacts
 The big picture
	
Chapter VI: INDIA: THE SECOND "BIGGIE"				
 India's new consumers
 Meat
 Cars
 Environmental problems
 Conclusion
Chapter VII: THE BIG PICTURE						
 Asia: Saudi Arabia
 Africa: South Africa
 Latin America: Brazil, Mexico
 Eastern Europe: Russia
 Five economic superpowers
 The new consumers, present and future
	Globalization
 HIV/AIDS and other diseases
 The have-nots
 Conclusion
Chapter VIII: SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION: WHAT'S THAT AND
 WHERE DO WE FIND IT?							
	The drivers of consumption
 Eco-technologies: an imperative
 Conclusion
Chapter IX: SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION: HOW TO GET FROM HERE TO THERE		Making a personal difference
 The Auroville experiment
 The biggest question
 Beyond today's consumption
 
Appendix A
Appendix B
 
Notes
 
Index
 Table I.1 The world's 20 largest economies in 2002
 Table I.2 The new consumers in 2000
 Table II.1 The new consumers' cars in 1990 and 2000
 Table III.1 Meat and grain in 2000
 Table III.2 Grain and meat demand 1997-2020
 Table IV.1 CO2 emissions in 2000
 Table IV.2 Ecological footprints
 Table IV.3 Population
	Table VII.1 Five economic superpowers
	Table VII.2 The new consumers and the economy in 2000 and 2010
	Table VII.3 TVs and personal computers in 2000
	Figure I.1 Income distribution, late 1990s


Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Economic development Environmental aspects, Consumption (Economics) Environmental aspects, Sustainable development, Environmental responsibility

""Myers and Kent have written a clarion call to all people, rich and poor. While political interest in the environment ebbs and flows, the impact of consumption increases relentlessly. What is now a tragedy of the commons can only be overcome by the diligence and care this book embodies.""

' Paul Hawken, author of Natural Capitalism

""Myers and Kent have identified a major environmental issue for the 21st century'the rise of 'new consumers' whose environmental impact will be enormous if they behave like the 'old' consumers. They also clearly point out the fundamental limitations of consumerism (whether new or old) in achieving real, sustainable human welfare, and a path to sustainable consumption. The first step in overcoming the addiction of consumerism is recognizing that it is psychological 'junk food.'""

' Robert Costanza, Director, Gund Institute of Ecological Economics, University of Vermont

""In The New Consumers Myers and Kent brilliantly show why it's urgent for the global community to choose between sustainable patterns of resource use and today's accelerating drain on the planet's resources. They explore how both the new consumers of the rapidly developing world and the longtime over-consumers of the rich countries can both find a future that works.""

' James Gustave Speth, Dean, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, and author of Red Sky at Morning

""Could increasing consumption be costing the world more than it is worth? Read this important book and find out!""

' Herman E. Daly, University of Maryland, author of Beyond Growth

""Norman Myers is one of the world's most insightful and original thinkers on the crucial environmental issues of our time. In The New Consumers he and Jennifer Kent incisively analyze the rise of consumption on a world scale and show us what can be done for people everywhere to enjoy a high quality of life without destroying the planet's ability to support our grandchildren.""

' Paul R. Ehrlich, Stanford University, coauthor of One with Nineveh

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