Sustainable Consumption of Automobility

 

Dr Paul Nieuwenhuis, Dr Peter Wells.

Sustainable Consumption of Automobility; The concept of SCP, now part of a UN programme and the Marakech Process, has become embedded in academic sustainable business thinking. Though many academics struggle with applying the concept to the automotive sector, BRASS has embraced it and it is now one of the key areas of research within BRASS. Projects range from the culture of SUVs to the long life consumption of cars by the classic car movement. We also include an historical dimension to our work, because understanding how the current pattern of consumption came to be constructed is important to understanding how new patterns can be established.

Outputs

  • Nieuwenhuis P (2005) UK environmental labelling: courting the Green Car buyer, AWK Automotive Environment Analyst, March, 11-12, ISSN 1357-4922
  • Nieuwenhuis P (2006) Green SUV: a contradiction in terms?, AWK Automotive Environment Analyst, November, Issue 136, 24-25
  • Nieuwenhuis, P (2006), ‘Cars and sustainable consumption’, SCORE (Sustainable Consumption Research Exchange) Launch Conference, Wuppertal, 23-25 November
  • Wells, P. (2007) Environmental branding: Renault and the eco2, OEM & Markets, 38, 28-29.
  • Nieuwenhuis, P. (2008), ‘From banger to classic – a model for sustainable car consumption?, International Journal of Consumer Studies, November (forthcoming); doi: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2008.00721.x ; ISSN 1470-6423.
  • Nieuwenhuis, P. and Wells, P. (2008) Ford, Budd, and the history of mass production, pp61-68 in Endelman, J. E. (ed) The Model T Reconsidered, Detroit: The Henry Ford. ISBN 13:978-0-933728-07-3 and ISBN 10:0-933728-07-7
  • Wells, P. (2008) Green branding strategies: key drivers, current status, and future prospects, London: Automotiveworld, pp130.
  • Wells, P. (2008) The silver shotgun: technical diversity in global markets, Automotive Environment Analyst, 157, 27-28.
  • Wells, P. and Orsato, R. (2008) Automobile industry and sustainability, In: Encyclopaedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [Published in the Encyclopaedia of Earth June 5, 2008; Retrieved June 5, 2008]. http://www.eoearth.org/article/Automobile_industry_and_sustainability
  • Wells, P. (2008) Are green cars sexy at last? Automotive Environment Analyst, 156, 31-32.
  • Wells, P. (2008) The future of sustainable mobility, presentation to Department of Sustainable Design, Federal University of Curitiba, Brazil, 24th April.
  • Wells, P. (2008) Urban congestion zones, Automotive Environment Analyst, 153, 27-28.
  • Wells, P. (2007) Deaths and injuries from car accidents: an intractable problem? Journal of Cleaner Production, 15(11/12), 1116-1121.
  • Wells, P. (2007) 4x4 cars and the city: What are the limits of vehicle manufacturer responsibility? Chapter 14 pp187-194 in Gunning, J. and Holm, S. (eds) Ethics, Law and Society Volume III, Aldershot: Ashgate.
  • Wells, P. (2007) Carrying capacity: how many cars can the planet really hold? OEM & Markets, 38, 30-31.

 

 

 
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