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Interactive analysis of individual consumption patterns with regard to raw-material availability: The web tool ‘My Raw Material World’

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  • Gerd Ahlert

    (GWS - Institute of Economic Structures Research)

  • Frank Hohmann

    (GWS - Institute of Economic Structures Research)

  • Michael Lettenmeier

    (GWS - Institute of Economic Structures Research)

  • Christa Liedke

    (GWS - Institute of Economic Structures Research)

  • Mark Meyer

    (GWS - Institute of Economic Structures Research)

  • Sören Steger

    (GWS - Institute of Economic Structures Research)

  • Helena Walter

    (GWS - Institute of Economic Structures Research)

Abstract

On behalf of the German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) the research project „Global nachhaltige materielle Wohlstandsniveaus“ analysed material needs for German households’ spending on durable consumer goods. Based on these findings, prototypical household endowments can be classified within the boundary conditions of global fairness and sustainable resource use. The applied classification scheme is based on the methodological concept of availability corridors which was developed and implemented over the project term by the Institute of Economic Structures Research (GWS) and the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy. This methodological research has been accompanied by software development activities: A handy, easy understandable and instructive web tool ( http://resourcetool.gws-os.com/ ) has been established which illustrates the main findings of the research project in an intuitive way. Users can experience the research topic "raw material consumption and sustainability" in the context of own household endowments and identify the implied material needs of individual consumption patterns.

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  • Gerd Ahlert & Frank Hohmann & Michael Lettenmeier & Christa Liedke & Mark Meyer & Sören Steger & Helena Walter, 2016. "Interactive analysis of individual consumption patterns with regard to raw-material availability: The web tool ‘My Raw Material World’," GWS Discussion Paper Series 16-2, GWS - Institute of Economic Structures Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:gws:dpaper:16-2
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    1. Jingru Liu & Haotong Wu & Xin Tian & Heming Wang & Yinglei Wu, 2022. "Materials footprint of household consumption in China," Journal of Industrial Ecology, Yale University, vol. 26(4), pages 1504-1513, August.

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    Keywords

    availability corridor; disposition corridor; sustainability; global fairness; durable home appliances; raw materials inventory; useful live; web tool;
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    • A2 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics
    • E6 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook
    • Q3 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation

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