Concept information

society > social process > consumption pattern > collaborative consumption

Preferred term

collaborative consumption  

Definition

  • ways that allow consumers to obtain products or services more effectively and resource-efficiently, involving fundamentally changing the ways that consumer demands are met, including shifting from individual decisions to organised or collective demand

Broader concept

Scope note

  • Improved definition (EN only): The ways that consumers can obtain products or services more effectively and resource-efficiently. This may involve fundamentally changing the ways that consumer demands are met, including shifting from individual decisions to organised or collective demand

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/15103

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