Message-ID: <FC13EF9CBDE1D111942000805F9F1E3554F4B7@metonymy.iisd.ca> Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 13:34:31 -0500 From: Scott Anderson <mailto:sanderson@IISD.CA> Subject: Online Conference with Norman Myers about New Consumers To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
** Please Distribute - Apologies for Cross-Posting **THE NEW CONSUMERS: A DISCUSSION WITH NORMAN MYERS April 26 - May 14, 1999
<http://iisd.ca/susprod/virtualpolicy.htm>
The NEWCONSUMERS mailing list, hosted by the International Institute for Sustainable Development <http://iisd.ca>, is a short term electronic conference moderated by Dr. Norman Myers, one of the world's leading thinkers on environmental economics.
Dr. Myers will serve as the moderator of discussions and he will be using findings from this discussion in his next book, The New Consumers. The discussions will examine the environmental impacts of the estimated 800 million new consumers emerging in developing and transitional nations. While recognizing the need for efforts to change the habits of the 800 million consumers in affluent countries and the need for continued efforts to address basic needs of the poor, this discussion will focus primarily on the new consumers. Special emphasis will also be given to the notion that over-consumption can sometimes (and increasingly?) lead to under-consumption by the poor.
Fundamental questions to be addressed include: * Can the new consumers be enabled to engage in enhanced consumption in a manner consistent with sustainable development, i.e. with less harm to the environment?
* What can they learn from the mistakes and positive experiences of the long time affluent nations in order to keep their environmental impacts at acceptable levels?
* How far can the established, affluent consumers be persuaded to adopt more sustainable lifestyles (i.e. less environmentally harmful) which could serve as models for the new consumers?
For more background information about the discussion, and more specific questions to be addressed, please see <http://iisd.ca/susprod/virtualpolicy.htm>.
If you don't have WWW access, please contact Scott Anderson <mailto:scott@iisd.ca> for background documentation.
** How to Participate ** Registration is open now. Discussions will begin April 26, 1999.
To subscribe to the list (i.e. register), send a blank e-mail to: mailto:subscribe-newconsumers@simile.iisd.ca
You can also subscribe and participate via the WWW. See <http://iisd.ca/susprod/virtualpolicy.htm> for details.
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