Module 9 Consumer education - APCEIU

Objectives
To analyse patterns, causes and impacts of global and personal patterns of
consumption;
To appreciate the ethical dimension of reducing the social and ecological impacts
of consumption;
To appreciate the importance of changing the patterns and impacts of
consumption;
To identify principles of sustainable consumption; and
To analyse examples of educational activities and programmes aimed at
encouraging sustainable consumption and identify ways of integrating principles
and examples of education for sustainable consumption across the school
curriculum.
Activities
1. A review of key concepts
2. Fair share
3. Paradoxes and impacts of consumption
4. Driving forces of increasing consumption
5. Ecological Footprints
6. What is sustainable consumption
7. Reflection
References
Blower, M. and Leon, W. (1999) The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental
Choices: Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists, Three Rivers Press,
New York.
Carley, M. and Spapens, P. (1998) Sharing the World: Sustainable Living and Global
Equity in the 21st Century, Earthscan, London.
Chambers, N., Simmons, C. and Wackernagel, M. (2000) Sharing Nature's Interest:
Ecological Footprints as an Indicator of Sustainability, Earthscan, London.
Durning, A. (1992) How Much is Enough, W. W. Norton and Co., New York.
Mathews, E. (1999) Critical Consumption Trends and Implications: Degrading Earth's
Ecosystems, World Resources Institute, Washington DC.
Miles, S. (1998) Consumerism - As a Way of Life, Sage, London.
Miller, D. (ed) (1995) Acknowledging Consumption: A Review of New Studies,
Routledge, London.
Noorman, K. and Uiterkamp, T. (1998) Green Householders: Domestic Consumers,
Environment and Sustainability, Earthscan, London.