Narratives to revert overconsumption: human-nature interdependence and Circular Economy
Abstract Policy and practitioners’ initiatives to stimulate sustainable consumption have so far failed to have notable impact on individuals’ behaviors. The current commentary is a plea to social and sustainability scientists, particularly to economists dealing with sustainable agri-food systems, to...
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| description | Abstract Policy and practitioners’ initiatives to stimulate sustainable consumption have so far failed to have notable impact on individuals’ behaviors. The current commentary is a plea to social and sustainability scientists, particularly to economists dealing with sustainable agri-food systems, to dig deeper into the notion of narratives to trigger societal dynamics that stir consumers toward more sufficient lifestyles. As dominant cultural narratives have a critical role in shaping shared meanings and acceptable behaviors, in the future they could guide dramatic changes in individuals’ conduct, triggering drastic modifications of current consumption patterns. Based on the power that concepts as the Circular Economy and the Anthropocene have had in the recent past, a future step to develop an ecological worldview across society, and nourish individual identities deeply committed with the preservation of natural ecosystems, is working on narratives based on the notion of human-nature interdependence. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-91cb1d37ccdd4a789025e09e4596acaa2023-06-18T11:03:59ZengSpringerOpenAgricultural and Food Economics2193-75322023-06-011111810.1186/s40100-023-00259-6Narratives to revert overconsumption: human-nature interdependence and Circular EconomyM. Borrello0L. Cembalo1V. D’Amico2Department of Agricultural Sciences, AgEcon and Policy Group, University of Naples Federico II - Via Università 100Department of Agricultural Sciences, AgEcon and Policy Group, University of Naples Federico II - Via Università 100Center of Plant Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant’AnnaAbstract Policy and practitioners’ initiatives to stimulate sustainable consumption have so far failed to have notable impact on individuals’ behaviors. The current commentary is a plea to social and sustainability scientists, particularly to economists dealing with sustainable agri-food systems, to dig deeper into the notion of narratives to trigger societal dynamics that stir consumers toward more sufficient lifestyles. As dominant cultural narratives have a critical role in shaping shared meanings and acceptable behaviors, in the future they could guide dramatic changes in individuals’ conduct, triggering drastic modifications of current consumption patterns. Based on the power that concepts as the Circular Economy and the Anthropocene have had in the recent past, a future step to develop an ecological worldview across society, and nourish individual identities deeply committed with the preservation of natural ecosystems, is working on narratives based on the notion of human-nature interdependence.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40100-023-00259-6Sustainability transitionSustainable consumptionSustainable lifestyleAffluenceSufficiencyFrugality |
| spellingShingle | M. Borrello L. Cembalo V. D’Amico Narratives to revert overconsumption: human-nature interdependence and Circular Economy Agricultural and Food Economics Sustainability transition Sustainable consumption Sustainable lifestyle Affluence Sufficiency Frugality |
| title | Narratives to revert overconsumption: human-nature interdependence and Circular Economy |
| title_full | Narratives to revert overconsumption: human-nature interdependence and Circular Economy |
| title_fullStr | Narratives to revert overconsumption: human-nature interdependence and Circular Economy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Narratives to revert overconsumption: human-nature interdependence and Circular Economy |
| title_short | Narratives to revert overconsumption: human-nature interdependence and Circular Economy |
| title_sort | narratives to revert overconsumption human nature interdependence and circular economy |
| topic | Sustainability transition Sustainable consumption Sustainable lifestyle Affluence Sufficiency Frugality |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40100-023-00259-6 |
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