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Tables of Contents for The End of Over-Consumption
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgements
11
2
Introduction
13
1
The need to consume less
13
3
The structure of the book
16
7
Part I Sustainability and the Greening of Political Institutions
Sustainability, Liberal Democracy, Liberalism
23
16
Introduction
23
1
Sustainability: a brief history
23
1
Inherent weaknesses of liberal democracy
24
3
Dominant approaches to sustainability in liberal democracies: the Dutch example
27
3
Value and necessity of an ideological debate about sustainability
30
1
The shortcomings of liberalism in relation to sustainability
31
4
Mill's inheritance
35
2
Conclusion
37
2
Formulating Sustainability in a Liberal Democracy
39
18
Introduction
39
1
Why is a delimitation of the sustainability concept really necessary?
40
1
Normative testing: possible in practice?
41
2
Three alternative options
43
3
Normative testing: by whom and in which ways?
46
6
The conceivable consequences for environmental policy making
52
3
Conclusion
55
2
The Ecological Restructuring of the State
57
24
Introduction
57
1
The role of the state
57
5
The problems with Ophuls' solution
62
1
Green arguments for institutional decentralisation
63
3
Three models of ecological change
66
4
Basic principles for ecological restructuring
70
7
Conclusion: opting for a telescopic ecostate
77
4
Part II Utopia and Sustainability
Ecological Utopianism and Sustainability
81
17
Introduction
81
1
Political theory and utopia: a brief sketch
82
3
The main limitations of ecological utopias
85
6
The value of ecological imagination: providing creative images of sustainability
91
5
Conclusion
96
2
Landscapes in the Western Utopian Tradition
98
20
Introduction
98
2
Landscapes in the Western utopian tradition: a short impression
100
11
The relevance of studying utopian landscapes
111
2
Perspectives on the Dutch landscape in the twenty-first century
113
2
A personal 'utopian' vision on the Dutch landscape
115
3
Utopians on Education for Sustainability
118
19
Introduction
118
1
Reasons for 'green' education
119
2
Central problems and main tensions in the field of 'green' education
121
3
Ecological utopians on education for sustainability
124
5
Lessons which can be drawn from the ecological utopians
129
3
Education for sustainability in the future
132
2
Conclusion
134
3
Part III Lifestyle Changes, Consumerism and Frugality
The Need to Deliberately Steer Consumer Behaviour
137
20
Introduction
137
1
The pacification of the environmental issue
138
3
The green case for a new culture
141
2
Trends and developments that increase the need for lifestyle changes
143
3
Liberal democracy and the reduction of consumption
146
3
Arguments for and against changing consumer behaviour
149
3
Towards an ecological culture
152
3
Conclusion
155
2
Consumerism, Hedonism and the Permanent Renewal of Desires
157
19
Introduction
157
1
How to understand contemporary consumerism?
158
7
Hedonism: from Epicureanism to self-illusioned pleasure-seeking
165
5
Consequences of modern hedonism
170
4
Conclusion
174
2
Towards a Lifestyle of Moderation and Self-restraint
176
23
Introduction
176
1
Basic elements of a lifestyle of moderation and self-restraint
177
10
The failure of the debate on frugality and sufficiency
187
5
The prospects for cultural change in the direction of a 'golden mean' lifestyle
192
5
Conclusion
197
2
Notes
199
12
References
211
7
About the Author
218
1
Index
219