Shirani, Fiona, Butler, Catherine, Henwood, Karen et al. (2 more authors) (2015) ‘I’m not a tree hugger, I’m just like you’:changing perceptions of sustainable lifestyles. Environmental Politics. pp. 57-74. ISSN 0964-4016
Abstract
For many in the Western world, there is increasing recognition of the fundamentally unsustainable nature of everyday actions and modes of consumption that form part of normal life. Some individuals attempt to challenge current ways of consuming and living in order to address these underlying issues. However, these efforts often continue to be positioned as unusual or unconventional, meaning that adopting sustainable lifestyles may be subject to wider negative perceptions. At the same time, some forms of action towards sustainable ways of living are becoming increasingly normalised as more people make moves towards sustainable consumption. Drawing on data from the qualitative longitudinal Energy Biographies project, we consider the experiences of those who describe their efforts to live sustainably, the relationship between sustainability and normality, and the implications of this in a context of fundamental trends towards unsustainable social systems.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014 Taylor & Francis. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Environmental Politics. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | ecovillage,energy,qualitative longitudinal,sustainable lifestyles |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Environment and Geography (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 28 Oct 2015 09:53 |
Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2025 00:17 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2014.959247 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/09644016.2014.959247 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:90029 |
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