Post-materialism as a basis for achieving environmental sustainability

A recent article in this journal, 'Achieving a Post-Growth Green Economy', argued that a turn to post-material values by younger generations may be setting the stage for a more environmentally friendly, post-growth green global economy. To expand the foundations for the possible emergence...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:cc0d47f158904953a3ceb57b636d08642021-12-02T17:50:23ZPost-materialism as a basis for achieving environmental sustainability2398-54882398-5496https://doaj.org/article/cc0d47f158904953a3ceb57b636d08642021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://whp-journals.co.uk/JPS/article/view/680https://doaj.org/toc/2398-5488https://doaj.org/toc/2398-5496 A recent article in this journal, 'Achieving a Post-Growth Green Economy', argued that a turn to post-material values by younger generations may be setting the stage for a more environmentally friendly, post-growth green global economy. To expand the foundations for the possible emergence of such an economy, the current article offers empirical evidence from the World Values Survey for the propositions that individual post-material values and experiences leads to (1) a reduction in consumption-oriented activities, (2) a shift to more environmentally friendly forms of life that include living at higher, more energy efficient urban densities, (3) having families with fewer children, and (4) greater political support for environmental improvement. Such behavioral shifts provide a foundation for a no-growth, or even a negative-growth, economy among the affluent nations of the world leading to declining rates of energy and materials throughput to the benefit of a healthier global biosphere. Douglas BoothThe White Horse PressarticlePost-MaterialismSustainabilityPopulation GrowthPost-Growth EconomyEnvironmental sciencesGE1-350Demography. Population. Vital eventsHB848-3697ENThe Journal of Population and Sustainability, Vol 5, Iss 2 (2021)
institution DOAJ
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language EN
topic Post-Materialism
Sustainability
Population Growth
Post-Growth Economy
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Demography. Population. Vital events
HB848-3697
spellingShingle Post-Materialism
Sustainability
Population Growth
Post-Growth Economy
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Demography. Population. Vital events
HB848-3697
Douglas Booth
Post-materialism as a basis for achieving environmental sustainability
description A recent article in this journal, 'Achieving a Post-Growth Green Economy', argued that a turn to post-material values by younger generations may be setting the stage for a more environmentally friendly, post-growth green global economy. To expand the foundations for the possible emergence of such an economy, the current article offers empirical evidence from the World Values Survey for the propositions that individual post-material values and experiences leads to (1) a reduction in consumption-oriented activities, (2) a shift to more environmentally friendly forms of life that include living at higher, more energy efficient urban densities, (3) having families with fewer children, and (4) greater political support for environmental improvement. Such behavioral shifts provide a foundation for a no-growth, or even a negative-growth, economy among the affluent nations of the world leading to declining rates of energy and materials throughput to the benefit of a healthier global biosphere.
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