9th Biennial Conference of the
International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE)
December 15 - 19, 2006, in Delhi, India
www.ISEE2006.com
Call for Papers
for the Sub-Session The Ecological Economics of Consumption (part of
Talking Across Disciplines)
Sub-Session Coordinators:
Inge Røpke (Technical University of Denmark)
Atsushi Inaba (Research into Artifacts, RACE, The University of Tokyo, and
Research Center for Life Cycle Assessment, AIST, Japan)
Jikun Huang (Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, China)
Kaushal K. Srivastava (Centre for Environment, Social & Economic Research,
India)
Lucia Reisch (Copenhagen Business School, Denmark)
Maurie Cohen (New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA)
Deadline for abstract submission: July 31, 2006
Notification of accepted proposals: August 31, 2006
Submission of full paper: October 31, 2006
Abstracts: Abstracts should be limited to 250 words. Abstracts must be
submitted online to the conference organizers (www.ISEE2006.com) and by email
to the session organizers ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).
Aim and scope of the working session:
In ecological economics, as well as related fields such as industrial ecology
and ecological design, the issue of consumption and the environment has
attracted rapidly growing interest during the last 5-10 years. With this
session we intend to get an impression of the present research frontier and to
identify relevant directions for ecological-economic studies on consumption. To
date most research has concentrated on the dynamics and implications of
contemporary consumption practices in industrialized countries. It is, however,
becoming increasingly relevant also to ascertain the environmental implications
of consumption in countries such as India and China. Furthermore, it is more
relevant than ever to study sustainable consumption alternatives to the present
dominant trends. Topics of interest for this session include but are not
limited to:
Basic theoretical and conceptual issues related to consumption
Environmental impacts of consumption
Driving forces behind consumption growth in different social settings
The role of globalization in the development of consumption patterns
The changing composition of consumption
Technological change and consumption part of both problems and solutions
Product-service systems
The diffusion of Western consumer values to other parts of the world
The relationship between consumption and quality of life
Sustainable consumption policies: assessment of experience, new suggestions
The communication of sustainable consumption best practices?
What can behavioural economics contribute to the study of sustainable
consumption?
Voluntary simplicity, downshifting, and alternative consumption lifestyles
Distributional issues related to consumption and environment
The relationship between private and collective consumption
Sustainable consumption from the perspective of transition management
Abstracts must be submitted online to the conference organizers
(www.ISEE2006.com) and by email to the session organizers Dr. Inge Røpke
(email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]).
With regards
Dr. Kaushal K. Srivastava
Coordinator of Sub-Session: The Ecological Economics of Consumption
9th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics
(ISEE)
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Dr. Kaushal K. Srivastava
Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Ecological Economics & Statistics
http://www.ceser.res.in/ijees.html , email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Ecology & Development (IJED)
http://www.isder.ceser.res.in/ijed.html, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Director, Centre for Environment, Social & Economic Research, Roorkee
http://www.ceser.res.in, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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