Textiles and Clothing Sustainability [electronic resource] : Sustainable Fashion and Consumption / edited by Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu.
Contributor(s): Muthu, Subramanian Senthilkannan [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: BookSeries: Textile Science and Clothing Technology: Publisher: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017Edition: 1st ed. 2017.Description: VI, 95 p. 25 illus., 18 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789811021312.Subject(s): Manufactures | Sustainability | Industrial engineering | Production engineering | Chemistry, Technical | Environmental management | Materials—Analysis | Machines, Tools, Processes | Sustainability | Industrial and Production Engineering | Industrial Chemistry | Environmental Management | Characterization and Analytical TechniqueAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 670 Online resources: Click here to access onlineThe Role of the Retailer in Socially Responsible Fashion Purchasing -- To fur or not to fur: Sustainable Production and Consumption Within Animal Based Luxury and Fashion Products -- Connectivity, Understanding and Empathy: How a Lack of Consumer Knowledge of the Fashion Supply Chain is Influencing Socially Responsible Fashion Purchasing.
This is the first book to introduce and explain the concept of sustainable consumption with reference to the clothing sector. It uses various case studies to detail sustainable consumption behavior in the industry. Consumption is a key issue and is a major driver when it comes to sustainability in any industry, including clothing sector. Several studies which have highlighted the need for sustainable consumption in the clothing sector are discussed in this book.
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