Sustainable Consumption from the Perspective of Environmental Ethics

DOI

10.2991/icassr-15.2016.1How to use a DOI?

Keywords

sustainable consumption, food waste, environment, environmental ethics

Abstract

Consumption is extremely important for our society and it is the foundation of human existence and development. It is not only an economic issue but also an important ethical issue. Nowadays there are some unhealthy phenomenon occurs in the consumption areas. Food waste, a prominent issue, is harmful for the society, resources, the environment and also people's health. It is contrary to the resource-saving and environment-friendly society. This paper focuses on food waste, and puts forward the concept of sustainable consumption. Practicing sustainable consumption in daily life can help to alleviate the severity of environmental problems, improve public health, and ensure the environment to have a sustainable development.

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© 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Shao-hua Zhou
AU  - Ping Fang
PY  - 2016/08
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TI  - Sustainable Consumption from the Perspective of Environmental Ethics
BT  - Proceedings of the 3d International Conference on Applied Social Science Research
PB  - Atlantis Press
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SN  - 1951-6851
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