FW: Online Conference with Norman Myers about New Consumers

[Stacy Matwick]

> THE NEW CONSUMERS: A DISCUSSION WITH NORMAN MYERS
>          April 26 - May 14, 1999
> 
> <http://iisd.ca/susprod/virtualpolicy.htm> 
> 
> The NEWCONSUMERS mailing list, hosted by the International Institute for
> Sustainable Development <http://iisd.ca>, is a short term electronic
> conference moderated by Dr. Norman Myers, one of the world's leading
> thinkers on environmental economics.
> 
> Dr. Myers will serve as the moderator of discussions and he will be using
> findings from this discussion in his next book, The New Consumers. The
> discussions will examine the environmental impacts of the estimated 800
> million new consumers emerging in developing and transitional nations.
> While recognizing the need for efforts to change the habits of the 800
> million consumers in affluent countries and the need for continued efforts
> to address basic needs of the poor, this discussion will focus primarily
> on the new consumers. Special emphasis will also be given to the notion
> that over-consumption can sometimes (and increasingly?) lead to
> under-consumption by the poor. 
> 
> Fundamental questions to be addressed include:
> *  Can the new consumers be enabled to engage in enhanced consumption in a
> manner consistent with sustainable development, i.e. with less harm to the
> environment?
> 
> *  What can they learn from the mistakes and positive experiences of the
> long time affluent nations in order to keep their environmental impacts at
> acceptable levels?
> 
> *  How far can the established, affluent consumers be persuaded to adopt
> more sustainable lifestyles (i.e. less environmentally harmful) which
> could serve as models for the new consumers?
> 
> For more background information about the discussion, and more specific
> questions to be addressed, please see
> <http://iisd.ca/susprod/virtualpolicy.htm>. 
> 
> If you don't have WWW access, please contact Scott Anderson
> <scott at iisd.ca> for background documentation.
> 
> ** How to Participate **
> Registration is open now. Discussions will begin April 26, 1999.
> 
> To subscribe to the list (i.e. register), send a blank e-mail to:
> subscribe-newconsumers at simile.iisd.ca
> 
> You can also subscribe and participate via the WWW. See
> <http://iisd.ca/susprod/virtualpolicy.htm> for details.
> 
> Best Regards,
> Scott
> -------------------------------------------
> Scott Anderson
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