题 目： Promoting sustainable consumption in China: a conceptual framework and research review
主讲人： 刘文玲（技术及经济管理系）
时 间：2015年 9 月 22 日（星期二） 中午12:00-13:00
地 点：主楼418会议室
主讲人简介：
    刘文玲，12BET管理与经济学院讲师，12BET能源与环境政策研究中心研究人员。荷兰瓦赫宁根（Wageningen）大学环境社会学博士（2013年），南开大学产业经济学硕士（2008年），中国人民大学国民经济管理学士（2006年）。主要研究领域为能源可持续消费、环境决策的公众响应与参与等；侧重运用环境社会学分析方法，结合实地调研访谈等工具对居民、企业等微观主体行为实践及其形成机理进行研究。目前主持国家自然科学基金1项；先后作为研究骨干参与“十一五”国家科技支撑计划课题、973计划课题、国家自然科学基金项目、国际合作、地方政府资助课题等多项。在国内外能源经济与环境政策等领域发表学术期刊论文十余篇。
内容简介：
    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.


（承办：技术经济及管理系、科研与学术交流中心）