Sustainable Consumption and Alternative Economy

• Triggering interests in sustainable and alternative consumption

• Strengthening motivations and skills for sustainable development through alternative consumption practices

• Teaching the scientific foundations of sustainable/alternative consumption

• Uncovering the topic of sustainable consumption within the framework of alternative business models

Overview of main topics of sustainable/alternative consumption:

• Definition of sustainable consumption

• Definition of alternative business models

• Relevance of the sustainability of consumption

• Economic growth and sustainable consumption

• Actors of sustainable consumption

• Basic strategies of sustainable consumption

• Responsibility of companies for offering alternative business models

• Consumer responsibility for sustainable consumption

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• Reisch, L.A./ Thøgersen, J. (Ed) (2015): Handbook of Research on Sustainable Consumption. Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham.

• Botsman, R./ Rogers, R. (2011): What's Mine Is Yours. Collins, London.

• Lange, S./ Santarius, T. (2018): Smarte grüne Welt?: Digitalisierung zwischen Überwachung, Konsum und Nachhaltigkeit. Oekom Verlag, München.

• Schäfer, M./ Jaeger-Erben, M./ Bamberg, S. (2012): Life Events as Windows of Opportunity for Changing Towards Sustainable Consumption Patterns? Results from an Intervention Study, in: Journal of Consumer Policy, 35, P. 65-84.