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Overconsumption

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Overconsumption is a situation where resource use has outpaced the sustainable capacity of the ecosystem. [1]

61 relations: Affluenza, Anti-consumerism, Artificial demand, Biosphere, Carbon footprint, Carrying capacity, Collaborative consumption, Conspicuous consumption, Consumption (economics), Daniel Ben-Ami, Degrowth, Developed country, Downshifting (lifestyle), Earth Policy Institute, Ecological economics, Ecological footprint, Economic growth, Ecosystem, Ecosystem health, Efficiency, Environmental degradation, Environmental movement, Environmental studies, Externality, Freeganism, Frugality, Green economy, Green party, Human overpopulation, Journal of Industrial Ecology, Lester R. Brown, Malthusian catastrophe, Modularity, Mottainai, Obesity, Overclass, Overexploitation, Overshoot (population), Paul R. Ehrlich, Peak copper, Peak oil, Preorder economy, Raw material, Recycling, Renewable energy, Resource consumption, Resource depletion, Santosha, Sharing economy, Simple living, ..., State of the World (book series), Steady-state economy, Surplus: Terrorized into Being Consumers, Sustainability, The Freecycle Network, The Guardian, The Minimalists, The New York Times, The Zeitgeist Movement, W. W. Norton & Company, Worldwatch Institute. Expand index (11 more) »

Affluenza

Affluenza, a portmanteau of affluence and influenza, is a term used by critics of consumerism.

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Anti-consumerism

Anti-consumerism is a sociopolitical ideology that is opposed to consumerism, the continual buying and consuming of material possessions.

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Artificial demand

Artificial demand constitutes demand for something that, in the absence of exposure to the vehicle of creating demand, would not exist.

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Biosphere

The biosphere (from Greek βίος bíos "life" and σφαῖρα sphaira "sphere") also known as the ecosphere (from Greek οἶκος oîkos "environment" and σφαῖρα), is the worldwide sum of all ecosystems.

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Carbon footprint

A carbon footprint is historically defined as the total emissions caused by an individual, event, organisation, or product, expressed as carbon dioxide equivalent.

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Carrying capacity

The carrying capacity of a biological species in an environment is the maximum population size of the species that the environment can sustain indefinitely, given the food, habitat, water, and other necessities available in the environment.

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Collaborative consumption

Collaborative consumption encompasses the sharing economy.

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Conspicuous consumption

Conspicuous consumption is the spending of money on and the acquiring of luxury goods and services to publicly display economic power—of the income or of the accumulated wealth of the buyer.

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Consumption (economics)

Consumption is the process in which consumers (customers or buyers) purchase items on the market.

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Daniel Ben-Ami

Daniel Ben-Ami is a London-based journalist and author specialising in economics and finance.

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Degrowth

Degrowth (décroissance) is a political, economic, and social movement based on ecological economics, anti-consumerist and anti-capitalist ideas.

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Developed country

A developed country, industrialized country, more developed country, or "more economically developed country" (MEDC), is a sovereign state that has a highly developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations.

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Downshifting (lifestyle)

The term down-shifting in the English language refers to the act of reducing the gear of a motor vehicle while driving a manual transmission.

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Earth Policy Institute

Earth Policy Institute was an independent non-profit environmental organization based in Washington, D.C. in the United States.

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Ecological economics

Ecological economics (also called eco-economics, ecolonomy or bioeconomics of Georgescu-Roegen) is both a transdisciplinary and an interdisciplinary field of academic research addressing the interdependence and coevolution of human economies and natural ecosystems, both intertemporally and spatially.

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Ecological footprint

The ecological footprint measures human demand on nature, i.e., the quantity of nature it takes to support people or an economy.

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Economic growth

Economic growth is the increase in the inflation-adjusted market value of the goods and services produced by an economy over time.

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Ecosystem

An ecosystem is a community made up of living organisms and nonliving components such as air, water, and mineral soil.

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Ecosystem health

Ecosystem health is a metaphor used to describe the condition of an ecosystem.

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Efficiency

Efficiency is the (often measurable) ability to avoid wasting materials, energy, efforts, money, and time in doing something or in producing a desired result.

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Environmental degradation

Environmental degradation is the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems; habitat destruction; the extinction of wildlife; and pollution.

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Environmental movement

The environmental movement (sometimes referred to as the ecology movement), also including conservation and green politics, is a diverse scientific, social, and political movement for addressing environmental issues.

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Environmental studies

Environmental studies is a multidisciplinary academic field which systematically studies human interaction with the environment in the interests of solving complex problems.

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Externality

In economics, an externality is the cost or benefit that affects a party who did not choose to incur that cost or benefit.

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Freeganism

Freeganism is a practice and ideology of limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources, particularly through recovering wasted goods like food.

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Frugality

Frugality is the quality of being frugal, sparing, thrifty, prudent or economical in the consumption of consumable resources such as food, time or money, and avoiding waste, lavishness or extravagance.

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Green economy

The green economy is defined as an economy that aims at reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities, and that aims for sustainable development without degrading the environment.

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Green party

A Green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence.

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Human overpopulation

Human overpopulation (or population overshoot) occurs when the ecological footprint of a human population in a specific geographical location exceeds the carrying capacity of the place occupied by that group.

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Journal of Industrial Ecology

The Journal of Industrial Ecology is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering industrial ecology.

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Lester R. Brown

Lester Russel Brown (born March 28, 1934) is a United States environmental analyst, founder of the Worldwatch Institute, and founder and former president of the Earth Policy Institute, a nonprofit research organization based in Washington, D.C. BBC Radio commentator Peter Day referred to him as "one of the great pioneer environmentalists." Brown is the author or co-author of over 50 books on global environmental issues and his works have been translated into more than forty languages.

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Malthusian catastrophe

A Malthusian catastrophe (also known as Malthusian check or Malthusian spectre) is a prediction of a forced return to subsistence-level conditions once population growth has outpaced agricultural production - that there will be too many people and not enough food.

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Modularity

Broadly speaking, modularity is the degree to which a system's components may be separated and recombined, often with the benefit of flexibility and variety in use.

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Mottainai

Mottainai is a term of Japanese origin that has been used by environmentalists.

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Obesity

Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have a negative effect on health.

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Overclass

Overclass is a recent and pejorative term for the most powerful group in a social hierarchy.

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Overexploitation

Overexploitation, also called overharvesting, refers to harvesting a renewable resource to the point of diminishing returns.

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Overshoot (population)

In population dynamics and population ecology, overshoot occurs when a population temporarily exceeds the long term carrying capacity of its environment.

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Paul R. Ehrlich

Paul Ralph Ehrlich (born May 29, 1932) is an American biologist, best known for his warnings about the consequences of population growth and limited resources.

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Peak copper

Peak copper is the point in time at which the maximum global copper production rate is reached.

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Peak oil

Peak oil is the theorized point in time when the maximum rate of extraction of petroleum is reached, after which it is expected to enter terminal decline.

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Preorder economy

A preorder economy is a type of proposed future economy where the exact demand for goods is known ahead of time, before any material production takes place.

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Raw material

A raw material, also known as a feedstock or most correctly unprocessed material, is a basic material that is used to produce goods, finished products, energy, or intermediate materials which are feedstock for future finished products.

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Recycling

Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects.

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Renewable energy

Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources, which are naturally replenished on a human timescale, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat.

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Resource consumption

Resource consumption is about the consumption of non-renewable, or less often, renewable resources.

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Resource depletion

Resource depletion is the consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.

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Santosha

Santosha (skt. संतोष saṃtoṣa, santōṣḥ) literally means "contentment, satisfaction".

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Sharing economy

Sharing economy is an umbrella term with a range of meanings, often used to describe economic activity involving online transactions.

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Simple living

Simple living encompasses a number of different voluntary practices to simplify one's lifestyle.

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State of the World (book series)

The State of the World (SoW) is a series of books published annually since 1984 by the Worldwatch Institute.

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Steady-state economy

A steady-state economy is an economy consisting of a constant stock of physical wealth (capital) and a constant population size.

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Surplus: Terrorized into Being Consumers

Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers is an award-winning 2003 Swedish documentary film on consumerism and globalization, created by director Erik Gandini and editor Johan Söderberg.

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Sustainability

Sustainability is the process of change, in which the exploitation of resources, the direction of investments, the orientation of technological development and institutional change are all in harmony and enhance both current and future potential to meet human needs and aspirations.

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The Freecycle Network

The Freecycle Network (TFN, or Freecycle) is a nonprofit organization registered in Arizona and as a charity in the United Kingdom.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Minimalists

The Minimalists are American authors, podcasters, filmmakers, and public speakers Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The Zeitgeist Movement

The Zeitgeist Movement is a non-profit organization established in the United States in 2008 by Peter Joseph.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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Worldwatch Institute

The Worldwatch Institute is a globally focused environmental research organization based in Washington, D.C. Worldwatch was named as one of the top ten sustainable development research organizations by Globescan Survey of Sustainability Experts.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overconsumption

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