Sufficiency

Min, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0020-1174 & Zimm, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5603-1015 (2025). Sufficiency. In: Vocabulary for Sustainable Consumption and Lifestyles: A Language for Our Common Future. Eds. Akenji, L., Vergragt, P., Brown, H., Smith, T., & Wallnöfer, L., London: Routledge. ISBN 9781003584056 10.4324/9781003584056.

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Abstract

The concept of Consumption Corridors (CC) provides a framework for sustainable consumption governance. It suggests achieving sustainability by developing and implementing corridors of consumption, defined by consumption minima and maxima. The lower boundaries are meant to allow every individual to satisfy their needs, and thus to live a life they value by determining what every individual must have access to. The upper boundaries are meant to prevent the consumption by individuals or groups from inhibiting or affecting the well-being of other individuals, living now or in the future. To that end, they determine thresholds that if (quantitatively or qualitatively) trespassed adversely impact the quality of life of other individuals by putting others’ minima at risk. The space between these boundaries is what is referred to as a consumption corridor (Figure 30.1). This space leaves room for individual life plans and choices, for individual freedom (see Freedom of Choice). The concept of CC posits quality of life and justice as criteria to define minima and maxima of consumption. Both the lower and the upper limits refer to satisfiers (see Box 30.1).

Item Type:	Book Section
Research Programs:	Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) > Sustainable Service Systems (S3) Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) > Transformative Institutional and Social Solutions (TISS) Population and Just Societies (POPJUS) Population and Just Societies (POPJUS) > Equity and Justice (EQU)
Depositing User:	Luke Kirwan
Date Deposited:	13 Oct 2025 14:01
Last Modified:	13 Oct 2025 14:01
URI:	https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/20922

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