overconsumption
situation where consumers overuse their available goods and services to where they do not want to replenish or reuse them and use of it outpaced the sustainable capacity of the ecosystem; is not necessary to have a single unifying definition
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overconsumption
Summary
overconsumption is an ecological economics concept[1]. overconsumption draws 390 Wikipedia views per month (ecological_economics_concept category, ranking #2 of 7).[2]
Key Facts
- overconsumption's instance of is recorded as ecological economics concept[3].
- overconsumption's instance of is recorded as economic concept[4].
- overconsumption is a type of environmental issue[5].
- overconsumption's Commons category is recorded as Resource scarcity and overconsumption risks[6].
- overconsumption is the opposite of underconsumption[7].
- overconsumption's has cause is recorded as consumerism[8].
- overconsumption's has cause is recorded as planned obsolescence[9].
- overconsumption's has cause is recorded as economic materialism[10].
- overconsumption's has cause is recorded as economic growth[11].
- overconsumption's has effect is recorded as pollution[12].
- overconsumption's has effect is recorded as environmental degradation[13].
- overconsumption's has effect is recorded as extinction[14].
- overconsumption's has effect is recorded as Malthusian catastrophe[15].
- overconsumption's different from is recorded as sustainable consumption[16].
- overconsumption's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[17].
- overconsumption's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as anti-consumerism[18].
- overconsumption's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as freeganism[19].
- overconsumption's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as green economy[20].
- overconsumption's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as ecological economics[21].
- overconsumption's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as degrowth[22].
- overconsumption's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as frugality[23].
- overconsumption's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as downshifting[24].
- overconsumption's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as simple living[25].
- overconsumption's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as Slow Movement[26].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include ecological economics concept[3] and economic concept[4]. overconsumption is a type of environmental issue[5]. overconsumption is the opposite of underconsumption[7].
Why It Matters
overconsumption draws 390 Wikipedia views per month (ecological_economics_concept category, ranking #2 of 7).[2] overconsumption has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] overconsumption is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]