"getting consumers to change their habits is difficult, particularly if it costs more"  from Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy: "Business and Sustainable Consumption: Is There a Contradiction? "

http://ssppjournal.blogspot.com/2012/02/business-and-sustainable-consumption-is.html

New article just published - part of forthcoming Special Issue on "A missing pillar? Challenges in theorizing and practicing social sustainability" from Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy  http://sspp.proquest.com

http://sspp.proquest.com/archives/vol8iss1/1008-040.klintman.html

"sustainable consumption advocates believe that technology alone will not be sufficient"

see New SSPP Blog Post from Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy "Is Techno-optimism Enough?"

http://ssppjournal.blogspot.com/2012/01/is-techno-optimism-enough.html

See new Blog Post from Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy --  "Securing a Sustainable Future: The Military Takes On a New Mission "

http://ssppjournal.blogspot.com/2012/01/securing-sustainable-future-military.html

This introductory article to Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy SPECIAL ISSUE presents the topic and explains some of the challenges of incorporating social sustainability into a broad framework of sustainable development.

http://sspp.proquest.com/archives/vol8iss1/introduction.bostrom.html

"Light Rail or bus rapid transit (BRT)--Public transit is one of the keys to sustainability" see New SSPP Blog Post from Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy http://ssppjournal.blogspot.com/2012/01/future-belongs-to-transit.html

JUST PUBLISHED: "The social is a contingent, activated constellation of interagentivities that emerges together with a shared concern that particular customs and habits are not serving the purpose they are expected to serve."

by Juha Hiedanpää, Ari Jokinen, & Pekka Jokinen (from Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy )…

Just Published: SSPP Book Review Perspectives - (3) reviews and rejoinder by Tony Fitzpatrick

http://sspp.proquest.com/archives/vol8iss1/book.fitzpatrick.html

Bringing together leading experts, this textbook explores the key social, political, economic and moral challenges that environmental problems pose for social policy in a global context. Combining theory and practice with an…

"...acquiring two cats may have led to my shrinking consumption of meat..."

http://ssppjournal.blogspot.com/2012/01/cats-crickets-cows-and-pigs.html

see New SSPP Blog Post from from Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy  http://sspp.proquest.com

"An EVAT might offer an opportunity to attack several problems at once: streamline legislation, raise needed revenue, lower consumption, and reduce GHG emissions."

The idea of the United States adopting a value added tax (VAT), a federal tax that charges consumers as they buy items, originated under President Nixon and has been…

"For Economist Carl J. Dahlman, a revamped global system is needed to deal with the twin problems of fiscal paralysis and the environment." see New SSPP Blog Post from Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy http://ssppjournal.blogspot.com/2011/12/china-india-and-united-states-will-real.html

Guest SSPP Blogger Post "Sustainable Consumption and Austerity " By Maurie Cohen

http://ssppjournal.blogspot.com/2011/11/sustainable-consumption-and-austerity.html

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Teamwork with U.S. National Library of Medicine enables readers to engage with SSPP articles

 see New SSPP Blog Post from Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy
"The True Cost of Automobiles."
http://ssppjournal.blogspot.com/2011/11/true-cost-of-automobiles.html

SSPP is introducing Academic Programs in Sustainability, a new data discovery tool that allows users to explore a growing database of more than 100 worldwide educational institutions, offering more than 150 degree granting sustainability programs.  The database aims to increase the visibility of these programs to the sustainability…

Dear Colleagues,

I want to introduce you to Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy, a freely available, peer-reviewed, open access e-journal.  Our Fall 2011 (Volume 7 Issue 2) issue of Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy is now complete and I invite you to read and share at http://sspp.proquest.com.



The issue begins…