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Il contributo dei modelli di consumo responsabili al perseguimento della sostenibilità del benessere
Titolo Rivista: RIVISTA DI STUDI SULLA SOSTENIBILITA' 
Autori/Curatori: Azzurra Annunziata 
Anno di pubblicazione:  2013 Fascicolo: 1  Lingua: Italiano 
Numero pagine:  20 P. 191-210 Dimensione file:  308 KB
DOI:  10.3280/RISS2013-001015
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The current paper analyzes the contribution that individual and collective consumption patterns can offer in the path towards the sustainability of well-being. In this regard the paper, after discussing the concept of responsible and sustainable consumption, focuses on food consumption patterns, analyzing the its impact - in terms of reproducibility of natural, social and human capital. Finally, the paper presents the results of a direct survey conducted among a sample of young consumers with the aim of analyzing environmental and health value of their food choices and identify possible ways to encourage the promotion of sustainable dietary patterns .


Keywords: Sustainability of well-being, consumption patterns, organic and functional food, young adults.

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Azzurra Annunziata, in "RIVISTA DI STUDI SULLA SOSTENIBILITA'" 1/2013, pp. 191-210, DOI:10.3280/RISS2013-001015

   

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