TY - BOOK AU - Myers,Norman AU - Kent,Jennifer TI - The new consumers: the influence of affluence on the environment SN - 1423765567 AV - HD75.6 .M48 2004eb U1 - 333.71/3 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - Island Press KW - Economic development KW - Environmental aspects KW - Consumption (Economics) KW - Sustainable development KW - Environmental responsibility KW - Développement économique KW - Aspect de l'environnement KW - Consommation (Économie politique) KW - Développement durable KW - Responsabilité environnementale KW - sustainable development KW - aat KW - NATURE KW - Natural Resources KW - bisacsh KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS KW - Environmental Economics KW - Green Business KW - fast KW - Wirtschaftsentwicklung KW - gnd KW - Umweltökonomie KW - Nachhaltigkeit KW - Umweltschutz KW - Verbraucherverhalten KW - Verbrauch KW - Consumptie KW - gtt KW - Groei KW - Milieueffecten KW - Duurzame ontwikkeling KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Who are the new consumers? -- Cars : driving us backwards -- Meat : juicy steaks and hidden costs -- Further resource linkages : household electricity, eco-footprints, and human numbers -- China : a giant awake and roaring -- India : the second "biggie" -- The big picture of 20 countries -- Sustainable consumption : where do we find it? -- Sustainable consumption : how to get from here to there -- Appendix A: GNI and its shortcomings -- Appendix B: Four outlier countries UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=152002 ER -