Year: 2016, 2016
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This thesis addresses the interconnectedness of environmental sustainability and economic sustainability. There is evidence from the Canadian experience that market economies are extremely dependent upon consumption - the most significant factor in determining the overall level of economic activity and economic growth. Therefore, from this perspective, several periods of declining… more Full Text: The Role of Consumption in Canada’s Economic Sustainability: A Contribution to the ‘Wicked Problem’ of Economic, Political, and Environmental Sustainability A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements …