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DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7509-820-7-0119

PATTERNS OF SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION IN HIGH CONSUMPTION SOCIETIES. CASE OF POLAND

Felicjan BYLOK


The aim of this paper is to identify the patterns of sustainable consumption and the barriers that emerge during their implementation.
Methodology: The assumed aim was executed thanks to the application of the method of critical analysis of both national and international literary sources associated with sustainable consumption, while also the analysis of the findings of empirical research in the scope of occurrence of the patterns of sustainable consumption.
Findings: The findings of the empirical research indicate the relatively widespread application of the patterns of consumer behaviour that are characteristic of sustainable consumption on the part of consumers in Poland. Their dispersal is certified to by the increase in behavioural traits such as: the segregation of waste, the use of multi-use bags, partial restraint from driving cars, avoidance of the purchase of products that are harmful to the environment and the increase in the consumption of vegetables in the household. Barriers to its development would include the increasing use of utilities (electricity, water) in households, while also the increase in the indicator of motoring and the rising air pollution.
Research limitations: The research findings acquired, with regard to their varied nature (survey research, quantitative research) constitute the basis for limited conclusions.
Practical implications: The research findings provide knowledge on the magnitude of sustainable consumption and its barriers to development, which may serve the purpose of preparing new solutions in the policies of sustainable development.
Social implications: The research findings illustrated in this paper indicate changes in the attitudes of consumers with regard to the choice of products and the forms of consumption that are characteristic of sustainable consumption.

Keywords: consumer behaviour, ecological consumption, sustainable consumption, sustainable development

pages: 119-128



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