Sustainable Lifestyles in a Changing Economy
by Simons, RaeFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-09-01
Publisher(s): Mason Crest
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Summary
Living sustainably means making sure you and the rest of the world have enough resources to live comfortably in the future.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 6 |
| What Is a Sustainable Lifestyle? | p. 8 |
| What Do You Really Need to Live? | p. 10 |
| What Don't You Really Need to Live? | p. 12 |
| The Effects of Unsustainable Living on Your Finances | p. 14 |
| The Effects of Unsustainable Living on the Planet | p. 16 |
| Roadblocks to a Sustainable Lifestyle | p. 18 |
| High Expectations | p. 20 |
| Buying Things You Don't Really Need | p. 22 |
| Do Things Make You Happy? | p. 24 |
| Advertising | p. 26 |
| Goals for Sustainable Living | p. 28 |
| Small Steps: Recycle, Reuse, Reduce | p. 30 |
| Small Steps: Eat Less Meat | p. 32 |
| Small Steps: Grow Your Own Vegetables | p. 34 |
| Small Steps: Can, Freeze, and Preserve | p. 36 |
| Small Steps: Use Less Energy | p. 38 |
| Small Steps: Shop at Secondhand Stores | p. 40 |
| Small Steps: Use Less Plastic | p. 42 |
| Small Steps: Think Before You Buy | p. 44 |
| Big Steps: Change the World! | p. 46 |
| Big Steps: Good-Bye to Fossil Fuels | p. 48 |
| Big Steps: Living Smaller, Living Slower | p. 50 |
| What Is Wealth? | p. 52 |
| You and the Planet | p. 54 |
| Here's What You Need to Remember | p. 57 |
| Words You Need to Know | p. 58 |
| Further Reading | p. 60 |
| Find Out More On the Internet | p. 61 |
| Index | p. 62 |
| Picture Credits | p. 63 |
| About the Author and Consultant | p. 64 |
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