題 目： Promoting sustainable consumption in China: a conceptual framework and research review
主講人： 劉文玲（技術及經濟管理系）
時 間：2015年 9 月 22 日（星期二） 中午12:00-13:00
地 點：主樓418會議室
主講人簡介：
劉文玲，偉德國際1946bv官網管理與經濟學院講師，偉德國際1946bv官網能源與環境政策研究中心研究人員。荷蘭瓦赫寧根（Wageningen）大學環境社會學博士（2013年），南開大學產業經濟學碩士（2008年），中國人民大學國民經濟管理學士（2006年）。主要研究領域為能源可持續消費、環境決策的公眾響應與參與等；側重運用環境社會學分析方法，結合實地調研訪談等工具對居民、企業等微觀主體行為實踐及其形成機理進行研究。目前主持國家自然科學基金1項；先后作為研究骨干參與“十一五”國家科技支撐計劃課題、973計劃課題、國家自然科學基金項目、國際合作、地方政府資助課題等多項。在國內外能源經濟與環境政策等領域發表學術期刊論文十余篇。
內容簡介：
Various theories and approaches have been introduced in the debate on how to address sustainable consumption. In this study, we first discuss different theoretical perspectives on sustainable consumption, particularly developed in the fields of economics, socio-psychology and environmental sociology. We argue that neither an ‘individualist’ nor a system- or structural perspective alone is sufficient for understanding and analyzing the transition towards sustainable consumption. Therefore, we propose to apply the Social Practices Approach (SPA) that combines both human agency and social structures to understand sustainable consumption issues. Following the SPA framework, we review and summarize research on sustainable consumption in China in particular on three consumption fields: food, housing energy and mobility. It is found that introducing more efficient production technology is commonly taken as the focal point in these sectors when sustainable consumption was introduced to China. In general, ‘individualist’ perspectives have largely dominated Chinese sustainable consumption research. This paper proposes to move attention to a better understanding of Chinese consumption issues by emphasizing the link between the provision of sustainable products and the diverse sustainable consumption practices.
（承辦：技術經濟及管理系、科研與學術交流中心）
