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About Island Press Island Press is the only nonprofit organization in the United States whose principal purpose is the publication of books on environmental issues and natural resource management. We provide solutions-oriented information to professionals, public officials, business and community leaders, and concerned citizens who are shaping responses to environmental problems. In 2004, Island Press celebrates its twentieth anniver- sary as the leading provider of timely and practical books that take a multidisciplinary approach to critical environ- mental concerns. Our growing list of titles reflects our commitment to bringing the best of an expanding body of literature to the environmental community throughout North America and the world. Support for Island Press is provided by the Agua Fund, Brainerd Foundation, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Educational Foundation of America, The Ford Foundation, The George Gund Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Henry Luce Foundation, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation, National Environmental Trust, The New- Land Foundation, Oak Foundation, The Overbrook Foundation, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Rockefeller Foundation, The Winslow Foundation, and other generous donors. The opinions expressed in this book are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of these foundations. The New Consumers The New Consumers The Influence of Affluence on the Environment Norman Myers and Jennifer Kent island press Washington • Covelo • London Copyright © 2004 Norman Myers All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part ofthis book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher: Island Press, 1718 Connecticut Ave., Suite 300, NW, Washington, DC 20009. island pressis a trademark ofThe Center for Resource Economics. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data. Myers, Norman. The New Consumers : the influence ofaffluence on the environment / Norman Myers and Jennifer Kent. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-55963-997-0 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Economic development—Environmental aspects. 2. Consumption (Economics)—Environmental aspects. 3. Sustainable development. 4. Environmental responsibility. I. Kent, Jennifer. II. Title. HD75.6.M48 2004 333.71'3—dc22 2004004202 British Cataloguing-in-Publication data available. Printed on recycled, acid-free paper Design by David Bullen Manufactured in the United States ofAmerica 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To those many colleagues who inspired the authors along their way, and to all those who would like to keep on consuming indefinitely rather than over-consuming for a short while. Contents List of Tables and Figures xi Preface xiii I: Who Are the New Consumers? 3 II: Cars: Driving Us Backwards 25 III: Meat: Juicy Steaks and Hidden Costs 38 IV: Further Resource Linkages: Household Electricity, Eco-Footprints, and Human Numbers 51 V: China: A Giant Awake and Roaring 66 VI: India: The Second “Biggie” 82 VII: The Big Picture of 20 Countries 93 VIII: Sustainable Consumption: Where Do We Find It? 120 IX: Sustainable Consumption: How to Get from Here to There 132 Appendix A: GNI and Its Shortcomings 147 Appendix B: Four Outlier Countries 149 Notes 151 Index 191
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