Towards Sustainable Household Consumption : Trends and Policies in OECD Countries Making consumption patterns sustainable is a prerequisite to achieve the goal of sustainable development. Ten years after the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro it is time to ask: are OECD countries moving towards sustainable consumption What are the best policy options to effectively promote sustainable consumption. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of household consumption patterns in five key areas: food tourism related travel energy water and waste generation. It brings together the various elements of household consumption that are necessary to better understand consumpti