SCORAI Meeting #4: The Future of Consumerism and Well-Being in a World of Ecological Constraints
Worcester, USA - 12-14 June 2013
The Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative (SCORAI) organized an international conference held on June 12-14, 2013, at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
The goals of this meeting were to:
1. Improve our understanding of the complex driving forces underlying prevalent consumerist lifestyles in the wealthy parts of the globe
2. Generate insights about fostering a necessary transition toward alternative ways of pursuing individual and societal well-being in a technological society cognizant of ecological limits, and
3. Build on recent developments to establish a vibrant global research community focused on sustainable consumption.
For more details on the conference, see https://www.confmanager.com/main.cfm?cid=2645.
The goals of this meeting were to:
1. Improve our understanding of the complex driving forces underlying prevalent consumerist lifestyles in the wealthy parts of the globe
2. Generate insights about fostering a necessary transition toward alternative ways of pursuing individual and societal well-being in a technological society cognizant of ecological limits, and
3. Build on recent developments to establish a vibrant global research community focused on sustainable consumption.
For more details on the conference, see https://www.confmanager.com/main.cfm?cid=2645.
About SCORAI: SCORAI is a knowledge network of professionals working at the interface of material consumption, human well-being, and technological and cultural change. We aim to foster a transition beyond the currently dominant consumer society. For more information, see http://scorai.org.