Environmental issues and household sustainability in Australia

Authors

Lesley M. Head, University of WollongongFollow
Carol Farbotko, University of WollongongFollow
Christopher R. Gibson, University of WollongongFollow
Nicholas J. Gill, University of WollongongFollow
Gordon R. Waitt, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

108591

Publication Details

Head, L., Farbotko, C., Gibson, C., Gill, N. & Waitt , G. (2013). Environmental issues and household sustainability in Australia. World Social Science Report 2013: Changing Global Environments (pp. 316-320). Paris, France: UNESCO.

Abstract

The complex and variable structure of households makes it difficult to design policies to help them behave in a greener way. Cultural research methods, particularly ethnography, provide survey research with the necessary extra depth. These perspectives illustrate pathways towards sustainable results and the problems of achieving more sustainable outcomes.