Following is a partly annotated selection of international
Dematerialisation and Sustainable Consumption research, most of which
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Ayres, R. U., J. C. van den Bergh, 2000 'The Role of Material/Energy Resources and Dematerialization In Economic Growth Theories'. Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper, TI 2000-068/3, The Netherlands. http://www.tinbergen.nl/discussionpapers/00068.pdf [24.2.03]
BBartelmus, P., 1999 'Economic Growth and Patterns of Sustainability', Wuppertal Paper No. 98, Wuppertal Institute, Germany. http://www.wupperinst.org/Publikationen/WP/WP98.pdf [24.2.03]
Bartelmus, P., 2002 'Dematerialization and Capital Maintenance: Two Sides of the Sustainability Coin', Wuppertal Paper No. 120, Wuppertal Institute, Germany http://www.wupperinst.org/Publikationen/WP/WP120.pdf [6.1.03]
Bartelmus, P., S. Bringezu, S. Moll, c.2000 'Dematerialisation, Environmental Accounting and Resource Management', http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/enveco/studies2.htm#26 [6.1.03]
Behrendt, S. et al. 2003 Eco-Service Development: Reinventing Supply and Demand in the European Union,Greenleaf, Sheffield.
Bentley, M. D., B. de Leeuw, 2000 'Sustainable Consumption Indicators', UNEP <http://www.planetecologie.org/JOBOURG/English/Other/SC%20Indicators%20article%20(April%20 2000).pdf> [24.2.03]
Berkhout, F., J. Hertin, 2001 'Impacts of Information and Communication Technologies on Environmental Sustainability: speculations and evidence'. Report to the OECD, SPRU-Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex.
Berry, L. L. 1999. Discovering the Soul of Service; The nine drivers of sustainable business success. New York, Free Press.
Bhamra, T., S. Evans, F. van der Zwan, M. Cook,
2001 'Moving
from Eco-Products to Eco-Services', Journal of Design Research
1(1), Cranfield University <http://jdr.tudelft.nl/articles/issue2001.02/article3.html>
Outlines research at Cranfield University into design management for Alternative
Function Fulfilment, and in particular Highly Customised Services. (CTW)
Bohlin, E.(ed.). 2000. Towards
a Sustainable Information Society: Report of the Conference
on 21-22 February 2000, Brussels <http://www.jrc.es/pages/projects/AsisProceedingsFinal.pdf>[24.2.03]
Brezet, J. C., A. Bijma, 2000 'Innovative Electronics as an Opportunity for Eco-Efficient Services', Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands <http://www.io.tudelft.nl/research/dfs/publication/Publications/contribution%20electronics%20goes%20green %202000.PDF> [24.2.02]
Brezet, J. C., 2001 'The design of eco-efficient services; Method, tools and review of the case study based 'Designing Eco-efficient Services' project', Delft, Ministry of VROM <http://www.suspronet.org/fs_resources.htm> [24.2.03]
Britton, E., 1996 'Information
Society and Sustainable Development', Special Edition of The Journal
of World Transport Policy and Practice 2(1), EcoPlan, Paris <http://ecoplan.org/wtpp/wt_index.htm>
[24.2.03]
This is John Whitelegg's journal, though this issue is edited by the director
of EcoPlan, the organization behind car-free days amongst many other initiatives.
It contains a number of useful articles concerning teleworking, which
is the dematerialization of transport needs.(CTW)
Britton, E., 2001 'Immaterialisation; a Personal Rumination or Poor Man's Guide to a Complicated Concept', ASSIST <http://ecoplan.org/assist/index.htm> [6.1.03]
Chermayeff, S., A. Tzonis, 2002 'Volume
1: Sustainable Lifestyles in the Inclusive Networked Knowledge Society',
& 'Volume
3: An Immaterialisation Case-Study; Affordance Analysis; Bibliography'.
European Journal of Teleworking. ASSIST: Results of Analysis - Substitutes
for Consumption January 2002, ASSIST <www.immaterialisation.org>
The final report of "Achieving Sustainability by using Substsitutive
Information Society Technologies" research project. The first volume
outlines the context for the study and the third volume analyses the detailed
implications of the scenarios presented in Volume 2. (CTW)
Cleveland, C., M. Ruth, 1999 'Indicators
of Dematerialisation and the Materials Intensity of Use', Journal of
Industrial Ecology 2(3)
Picks up where the Fischer-Kowalski survey ends, interrogating MFA in
relation to current debates about dematerialisation, concluding that the
Kuznet's curve is not necessarily occurring, and that, more generally,
aggregrate analyses miss the complexities of particular materials substitutions;
eg substituting plastics for metals lightweights, but often with greater
eco-impacts in manufacture, higher multiplier or rebound eco-impacts in
use, and lower recyclability in disposal. (CTW)
Cooper, T., 1999 'Creating an economic infrastructure for sustainable product design', The Journal of Sustainable Product Design (8) <http://www.cfsd.org.uk/journal/archive/index.html> [24.2.03]
Cooper, T., S. Evans, 2000 'Products to Services'. A report for Friends of the Earth, The Centre for Sustainable Consumption, Sheffield Hallam University <http://www.shu.ac.uk/schools/slm/csc.html> [24.2.03]
Debo, L. G., B. L. Toktay, L. N. Van Wassenhove, 2001 'Market Segmentation and Production Technology Selection for Remanufacturable Products', INSEAD
Duguid, P. (1996) Material
Matters: Aspects of the past and futurology of the book, Regents of
the University of California and Brepols, Belgium. <http://www2.parc.com/ops/members/brown/papers/mm.html>
[24.2.03]
Discusses the proposed dematerialisaion of books.
Econcept/Prepare 2000 'Minutes
of the Expert-Workshop on Sustainable Services and Systems (3S)',
http://www.prepare-net.org/topics_projects/susy/ [25.2.03]
Protocol of an examination of the feasibility and sustainability of a
number of live examples of product-service mixes. (CTW)
Ehrenfeld, J., 2001 'Designing'Sustainable' Product/Service Systems'. Presented at Ecodesign 2001, Tokyo, December 15, 2001, Society for Industrial Ecology. <http://www.capitalizingonchange.org/docs/Ecodesign2001-final.pdf> [24.2.03]
Ellonen, A., 2000 'Consumption
information technology and sustainable development'. Draft, University
of Jyväskylä, Helsinki <http://www.oikos-stiftung.unisg.ch/academy2000/ellonen.pdf>
[24.2.03]
Findeli, A., 2001 'Rethinking Design Education for the 21st Century:
Theoretical, Methodological, and Ethical Discussion', Design Issues Vol
19 No. 1 Winter 2001.
An insightful theoretical argument for dematerialisation design in
the context of design education and research. Findeli proposes a new design
paradigm informed by systems and complexity theory which sees the problem/
solution distinction of current design methods dissolved. Findeli's models
aim to reorient design away from 'making' and the fetishisation of objects,
towards ethically informed 'actions' that are informed by a broader understanding
of the complexity of the fields within which we design. (TEA)
Fischer-Kowalski, M., 1998 'Society's
Metabolism: The Intellectual History of Materials Flow Analysis', Journal
of Industrial Ecology Part 1 v2 n1 (1998), Part 2 (with Walter Hüttler)
v2 n4 (1999)
A comprehensive survey with an extensive bibliography of the disciplinary
origins, methods and limits of MFA, with only passing reference to dematerialisation
strategies. (CTW)
Gard, D. L., 2001 'Digital Libraries and the Environment: A Comparative Life Cycle Energy Analysis'. Masters Thesis, Center for Sustainable Systems, University of Michigan, Report No. CSS01-15 http://css.snre.umich.edu [24.2.03]
Goedkoop, M., C. van Halen, C. te Riele, P. Rommens 1999 'Product Service Systems: Ecological and Economical Basics'. (Main Report and Examples Annex), Pré, PWC, CS Storrm. <http://www.pre.nl/download/default.htm> [24.2.03]
Goedkoop, M., R. Spriensma, S. Effting,
2000 'Reducing
Environmental Pressure through Dematerialisation', (November 2000),
Pré, <http://www.pre.nl/download/default.htm> [25.2.03]
A studying quantitfying the dematerialisation potential of the Netherlands
in the context of its imports and exports. (CTW)
Hamilton, C., 2002 'Overconsumption
in Australia: The rise of the middle-class battler', The Australia
Institute <http://www.tai.org.au/> [15.1.03]
Fascinating survey of our scaled up needs and sense of personal deprivation
despite increased personal wealth—a statistical account of 'affluenza'
(TEA).
Hamilton, C., E. Mail, 2003 'Downshifting
in Australia: A sea-change in the pursuit of happiness', The Australia
Institute <http://www.tai.org.au/> [15.1.03]
Discusses voluntary downshifting trends in Australia. There is an increasing
number of people accepting reduced income in return for a better quality
of life (TEA).
Heiskanen, E., M. Jalas, 2000 'Dematerialization Through Services - A Review and Evaluation of the Debate', Finnish Ministry of Environment, 436 <http://www.hkkk.fi/organisaatiot/research/ programs/dema/sy436.pdf> [6.8.03]
Heiskanen, E., M. Jalas, A. Kärnä,
2000 'The
Dematerialisation Potential of Services and IT: Futures Studies Methods
Perspectives'. Quest for the Futures Seminar Presentation,
Helsinki School of Economics, Organisation & Management, June 2000,
SusProNet <http://www.suspronet.org/fs_resources.htm> [6.8.03]
A summary of the 'problem-based technology foresight' research being conducted
by the authors at the Helsinki School of Economics, Organisation and Management,
in particular three empirical case studies : 1) domestic activity service
substitution; 2) office work service substitution; 3) electronic grocery
shopping.(CTW)
Hinterberger, F. Luks, 1998 'Dematerialisation,
Employment and Competitiveness in a Globalized Economy'. Internatinal
Society for Ecological Economics Conference, November 1998, Wuppertal
Institute, Germany <http://www.wupperinst.org/download/DECG.html>
This paper argues the need for an integrated "ecological economic
policy" with an international focus to ensure that dematerialisation
strategies occur in concert with, and possibly through the drivers of,
employment and competition policy. (CTW)
Jalas, M., 2000 'The role of service-orientation and a time-use rebound-effect in the quest for dematerialisation'. Research outline for the PhD workshop "Environmental Policy and Environmental Management: Factor 4 and beyond", Helsinki School of Economics, Organisation & Management. <http://www.oikos-stiftung.unisg.ch/academy2000/jalas1.pdf> [24.2.03]
Jalas, M., A. Plepys, M. Elander, 2001
'Sustainable
Consumption and Rebound Effect', Wuppertal http://www.iiiee.lu.se/ercp/workshops/workshops.html
[25.2.03]
James, P., L. Nijhuis, 2001
'Sustainable Services-An Innovation Workbook'. Developed as part of
the European Union project on eco-efficient producer services, SustainIT
& TNO <http://www.sustainit.org/documents/sustainable_services_innovation_workbook.pdf>
[24.2.03]
James, P., P. Hopkinson, 2002 'Service Innovation for Sustainability: A new option for UK environmental policy?' Green Alliance <http://www.green-alliance.org.uk/Documents/Reports/service%20innovation% 20for%20sustainability%20initial%20report.pdf> [24.2.03]
Jasch, C., 'Homeservices by the company of tomorrow', Project proposal, Institute for environmental management and economics, IÖW Vienna, Suspronet <http://www.suspronet.org/download.asp?File =z:/inetpub/suspro/ access -db/documents/homeservices.pdf&Name=homeservices.pdf> [25.2.03]
Kagi, W., 2001 'The Tragedy of the Commons Revisited: Sharing as a Means to Avoid Environmental Ruin'. IWOE Discussion Paper No. 91, University of St. Gallen, Institute for Economy and the Environment, Switzerland <http://www.iwoe.unisg.ch/org/iwo/web.nsf/SysWebRessources/db91/$FILE/db91.pdf> [24.2.03]
M-N-O
McClaren, N., 1998 'Citizens'
Initiatives on Sustainable Consumption'. Workshop on Encouraging
Local Initiatives Towards Sustainable Consumption Patterns 2-4 February
1998, Vienna, Austria, Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) http://www.unece.org/env/europe/workshop/macllaren.e.pdf
[24.2.03]
Moll, S., 1999 'Reducing
Societal Metabolism: A Sustainable Development Analysis'. Nature
Society and History Conference, Vienna <http://www.seri.at/Data/data/publications/sm/metabolism.pdf>
(or Go To People, Moll, Stephan) [25.2.03]
A technical paper concerning Material Flow Ananlysis methodologies with
examples of comparative current national indices.(CTW)
Mont, O., 2001 'Product-Service System Concept as a Means of Reaching Sustainable Consumption?' Proceedings of the 7th European Roundtable on Cleaner Production 2-4 May 2001, Lund, IIIEE <http://www.iiiee.lu.se/Publication.nsf/$webAll/29CB26003B7692B4C1256C60004088E8/$FILE/ oksana.pdf> [1.2.03]
Mont, O., 2001 'Introducing and developing a Product-Service System (PSS) concept in Sweden', IIIEE Reports 2001:6 <http://www.iiiee.lu.se/information/library/publications/reports/2001/NUTEK.pdf> [24.2.03]
Mont, O., 2002 'Clarifying the concept of product-service system', Journal of Cleaner Production 10(3): 237-245.
Mont, O., 2002 'Functional
Thinking: The role of Functional Sales and Product Service Systems for
a function-based society. Functional thinking for IPP'. Swedish EPA,
IIIEE, Lund University. <http://www.iiiee.lu.se/information/library/publications/reports/2001/nutek.html>
[24.2.03]
An important paper by one of the leading researchers in this field, arguing
for the need for carefully designed macro-economic eco-restructuring,
namely Integrated Product Policies, to ensure that functional approaches
to business development deliver sustainable outcomes. (CTW)
Mont, O., 2002 'International Research Since 2000', IIIEE Lund University. <http://www.suspronet.org /download.asp?File=z:/inetpub/suspro/access-db/documents/researchsince2000.pdf&Name= researchsince2000.pdf> [22.2.03]
Morelli, N., 2002 'Designing Product/Service
Systems: A Methodological Exploration', Design Issues 18(3)
OECD 1999. 'Towards
More Sustainable Household Consumption Patterns: Indicators to Measure
Progress' Paris. <http://www.olis.oecd.org/olis/1998doc.nsf/LinkTo/ENV-EPOC-SE(98)2-Final>
[24.2.03]
OECD, 2002 'Towards Sustainable Consumption? Trends and Policies in OECD Countries', OECD http://www1.oecd.org/scripts/publications/bookshop/redirect.asp?pub=972002041E1 [24.2.03]
Reijnders, L., M. J. Hoogeveen, 2001 'Energy effects associated with E-Commerce: A case study concerning online sales of personal computers in The Netherlnds', Journal of Environmental Management 62(3): 271-282, Open University Netherlands http://www.cyber-ventures.com/mh/paper/energy.htm [24.2.03]
Rejinders, L., 1998 'The Factor X Debate: Setting Targets for Eco-Efficiency', Journal of Industrial Ecology 2(1)
Rocha, C., 2000 'Innovative Services in Portugal'. Contribution to the Sustainable Services and Systems (3S) Experts Workshop 2nd October 2000, Cologne, Germany <http://www.suspronet.org/download.asp?File =z:\inetpub\suspro\access-db\documents\innoservportugal.pdf&Name=innoservportugal.pdf> [25.2.03]
Roth, K. W., F. Goldstein, J. Kleinman, 2002 'Energy Consumption by Commercial Office and Telecommunications Equipment in the U.S.' Arthur D. Little & International Energy Agency, Reference No. 72895-00 <http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/documents/pdfs/office_telecom-vol1_final.pdf> [24.2.03]
Ryan, C., 2000 'Dematerializing Consumption
through Service Substitution is a Design Challenge', Journal of Industrial
Ecology 4(1): 3-6.
A short editorial, surveying a number of reports into PSS, and stressing
that the key to dematerialisation is design, in particular 'future concept
product' design, that is, design aiming at market transformation. (CTW)
Schmidt-Bleek, F., 1993 'MIPS: A New Ecological Measure', The Fossil Makers (Book) <http://www.factor10-institute.org/Factor10.htm> [8.3.03]
Schmidt-Bleek, F., 1999 'The Factor 10/MIPS-Concept: Bridging Ecological, Economic, and Social Dimensions with Sustainability Indicators', UNU/ZEF Discussion Paper Series 2, Doc# ZEF-EN-1999-2 <http://www.unu.edu/zef/publications-e/ZEF-EN-1999-03-D.pdf> [24.2.03]
Schmidt-Bleek, F., 1999 'Factor
10: Making Sustainability Accountable: Putting Resource Productivity into
Praxis'. A Report by the Factor
10 Club, Chapter 1 <http://www.factor10-institute.org/Factor10.htm>
[8.3.03]
Schütz, H., M. J. Welfens, 2000 'Sustainable Development by
Dematerialization in Production and Consumption - Strategy for the new
Environmental Policy in Poland'. Results of the Research Project: "ECOPOL:
Ecological Economic Policy — Strategy for Poland in the 21st Century”
conducted in 1998–1999 by the Institute for Sustainable Development,
Warsaw and the Wuppertal Institute,
Germany. http://www.wupperinst.org/Publikationen/wp.html [2.2.03]
Simmons, S. E., 2001 'E-work
and sustainability: The meaning of immaterialisation and of rebound-I;
The information society and inherent optimism', The European Journal
of Teleworking 8(1). Entire Journal: <http://www.ecoplan.org/assist/>
or <www.immaterialisation.org> [24.2.03]
One of the in-progress deliverables of the ASSIST research project. This
first volume focuses on the rebound effect, both as a prompt for and a
danger of dematerialisation.(CTW)
Simmons, S. E., 2002 'E-work
and sustainability part II: The basis of Immaterialisation in lifestyle
change; Assessing the impact of lifestyle change(LCA-I); What happens
after immaterialisation', The European Journal of Teleworking
8(2). Entire Journal: http://www.ecoplan.org/assist/ or www.immaterialisation.org
[24.2.03]
One of the in-progress deliverables of the ASSIST research project. This
second volume discusses the obstacles to and opportunities for the lifestyle
changes needed for dematerialisation. (CTW)
Spangenberg, J. H., F. Hinterberger, 1999 'Material Flow Analysis, TMR and the mips -Concept: A Contribution to the Development of Indicators for Measuring Changes in Consumption and Production Patterns', International Journal of Sustainable Development 1(2), SERI <http://www.seri.at/Data/data/publications/fh/material_flow_analysis_1999.pdf> [25.2.03]
Stahel, W. R., 1998 'From products to services: Selling performance instead of goods', IPTS Report 27 <http://www.jrc.es/iptsreport/vol27/english/STA1E276.htm> [21.1.03]
Stevels, A., 'Sustainable Services & Systems: The challenge for Management and for Academia', Design for Sustainability Lab, Delft University of Technology <www.factor10.be/Media/Ab_Stevels_1.doc> [25.1.03]
te Riele, C., M. van Elburg, R. Kemna,
2001
'Dematerialisation: Less Clear than it Seems'. Thematic exploration
written for the Dutch Ministry of Environment (VROM). CS Storrm <http://www.vhk.nl/downloads_reports.htm>
[21.1.03]
A report to the Dutch Government on the state of dematerialisation initiatives
in the EU and internationally. It concludes that there is a need for a
'hardening' of what dematerialisation means. It includes a frank assessment
of all the current players in this debate.(CTW)
Tischner, U., H. Brezet, A. Grablowitz, 2001 'Sustainable Services and Systems (3S) – Sustainability in Practice?' Positioning paper PREPARE Thematic Group on Sustainable Services and Systems (TG 3S), Prepare, Suspronet: <http://www.suspronet.org/download.asp?File=z:\inetpub\suspro\access-db\documents\3sposprep are.pdf&Name=3sposprepare.pdf> [25.2.03]
Tischner, U., M. Verkuijl, 2002 'First
Draft Report of PSS Review'. Suspronet
Report, Econcept <http://www.suspronet.org/fs_reports.htm> [24.2.02]
A very important contribution to the debate with a frank assessment of
the potential for PSS to deliver environmental impact reduction. Includes
a review of tools for PSS design and case studies (TEA).
Trott, M., 1997 'Sustainable Consumption: Issues and Challenges'. Background Paper for Environment Canada's workshop on Sustainable Consumption, Ottawa 25-27 May, 1997., IndEco <http://www.indeco.com/www.nsf/papers/scap> [24.2.03]
White, A., M. Stoughton, L. Feng, 1999
'Servicizing:
The Quiet Transition to Extended Product Responsibility'. Paper submitted
to U.S. E.P.A. Office of Solid Waste, Tellus
Institute <http://www.tellus.org/b%26s/publications/servicizing.pdf>
[24.2.03]
The most substantial American contribution to the issue of dematerialisation
produced by one of the world's leading environmental research organisations.
The report case studies existing examples of substituting service sales
for product sales, primarily in the chemicals industry. (CTW)
Wong, M., 2001 'Industrial Sustainability (IS) and Product Service Systems (PSS): A strategic decision support tool for consumer goods firms'. 1st Year PhD Report, Univesity of Cambridge, Department of Engineering, Manufacturing and Maagement Division, Suspronet: http://www.suspronet.org/download.asp?File=z:\inetpub\suspro\access-db\documents\ispssdoc.pdf&Name=ispssdoc.pdf [25.203]