@article{SahakianFuchsLoreketal.2021,
  author    = {Sahakian, Marlyne and Fuchs, Doris and Lorek, Sylvia and DiGiulio, Antonietta},
  title     = {Advancing the concept of consumption corridors and exploring its implications},
  series = {Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy},
  journal   = {Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy},
  doi       = {10.25974/fhms-16064},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:836-opus-160646},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {As a salutogenic concept, "consumption corridors" aims to support what is necessary for sustainable wellbeing to be achieved in relation to the Earth system, with a deep consideration for justice and equity. Living in consumption corridors is a representation of everyday life whereby people live within limits, so that all people - now and in the future - can access what is needed to live a good life. In this special issue, a series of scholars and practitioners have come together to further develop the concept, engage with its ethodological implications, and relate it to consumption domains and policy implications. We begin by introducing how the concept emerged, in relation to the complexity of grappling with the societal transformations required for achieving more sustainable forms of consumption. We then present the different contributions, which demonstrate the importance of considering both maximum and minimum consumption standards, the relevance of human-need theories, as well as the difference between achieving wellbeing and the means necessary for doing so. We conclude by opening up to areas that merit further deliberation: how to relate consumption corridors to everyday-life dynamics, but also to the critical question of power relations at play in implementing consumption corridors.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MathaiIsenhourStevisetal.2021,
  author    = {Mathai, Manu V. and Isenhour, Cindy and Stevis, Dimitris and Vergragt, Philip and Bengtsson, Magnus and Lorek, Sylvia and Mortensen, Lars Fogh and Coscieme, Luca and Scott, David and Waheed, Ambreen and Alfredsson, Eva},
  title     = {The Political Economy of (Un)Sustainable Production and Consumption: A Multidisciplinary Synthesis for Research and Action},
  series = {Resources, Conservation and Recycling},
  journal   = {Resources, Conservation and Recycling},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105265},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Despite widespread recognition of the need to transition toward more sustainable production and consumption and numerous initiatives to that end, global resource extraction and corresponding socio-ecological degradation continue to grow. Understanding the causes of this persistent failure is a necessary step towards more effective action. This article contributes to that understanding by synthesizing theory and evidence that links unsustainable production-consumption systems to power and inequality. While sustainable consumption and production research and action mostly focuses on technological or behavioral change, the socio-ecological inequalities driving production-consumption systems built into the organization of our global political economy, remain largely overlooked. In response, we propose a structural political economy orientation that seeks explicitly to reduce these inequalities and advance environmental justice and, thus, create the conditions for sustainable production-consumption systems. We then propose three important arenas of research and action towards sustainable production-consumption systems: justice, governance, and co-production of knowledge and action. These arenas, collectively and individually, can serve as entry points to study and act on the dynamics of (un)sustainable production-consumption systems. This can be done at the micro level, with respect to specific commodity chains or systems of provisioning, or at meso and macro levels with respect to national and global production networks. Our proposed orientation helps distinguish research and practice proposals into those emphasizing management and compensation resulting often in persistence of unsustainability, from those proffering structural changes in unsustainable production-consumption systems. We invite critique and collaboration to develop this research and action agenda further.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Martinetal.2021,
  author    = {Martin, Maria and ..., ... and ..., ... and Lorek, Sylvia and ..., ...},
  title     = {Ten new insights in climate science 2021: a horizon scan},
  series = {Global Sustainability},
  journal   = {Global Sustainability},
  publisher = {Cambridge University Press},
  doi       = {10.25974/fhms-16066},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:836-opus-160666},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {A synthesis is made of 10 topics within climate research, where there have been significant advances since January 2020. The insights are based on input from an international open call with broad disciplinary scope. Findings include: (1) the options to still keep global warming below 1.5 °C; (2) the impact of non-CO2 factors in global warming; (3) a new dimension of fire extremes forced by climate change; (4) the increasing pressure on interconnected climate tipping elements; (5) the dimensions of climate justice; (6) political challenges impeding the effectiveness of carbon pricing; (7) demand-side solutions as vehicles of climate mitigation; (8) the potentials and caveats of nature-based solutions; (9) how building resilience of marine ecosystems is possible; and (10) that the costs of climate change mitigation policies can be more than justified by the benefits to the health of humans and nature.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Lorek2021,
  author    = {Lorek, Sylvia},
  title     = {Equity within ecological limits - Grand Challenge for Sustainable Consumption},
  series = {Frontiers in Sustainability},
  journal   = {Frontiers in Sustainability},
  publisher = {Frontiers Media},
  doi       = {10.25974/fhms-16065},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:836-opus-160657},
  year      = {2021},
  language  = {de}
}
@book{FuchsSahakianGumpertetal.2021,
  author    = {Fuchs, Doris and Sahakian, Marlyne and Gumpert, Tobias and Gumpert, Antonietta and Maniates, Michael and Lorek, Sylvia and Graf, Antonia},
  title     = {Consumption Corridors - Living a Good Life within Sustainable Limits},
  publisher = {Routledge},
  address   = {London},
  isbn      = {9780367748722},
  doi       = {10.25974/fhms-16057},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:836-opus-160579},
  publisher      = {FH M{\"u}nster - University of Applied Sciences},
  pages     = {110},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Consumption Corridors: Living a Good Life within Sustainable Limits explores how to enhance peoples' chances to live a good life in a world of ecological and social limits. Rejecting familiar recitations of problems of ecological decline and planetary boundaries, this compact book instead offers a spirited explication of what everyone desires: a good life. Fundamental concepts of the good life are explained and explored, as are forces that threaten the good life for all. The remedy, says the book's seven international authors, lies with the concept of consumption corridors, enabled by mechanisms of citizen engagement and deliberative democracy. Across fve concise chapters, readers are invited into conversation about how wellbeing can be enriched by social change that joins "needs satisfaction" with consumerist restraint, social justice, and environmental sustainability. In this endeavour, lower limits of consumption that ensure minimal needs satisfaction for all are important, and enjoy ample precedent. But upper limits to consumption, argue the authors, are equally essential, and attainable, especially in those domains where limits enhance rather than undermine essential freedoms.},
  language  = {en}
}