Jednorázová společnost? Sledování konzumních vzorců v urbánním prostředí












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            * Brunclíková Lenka - Sosna Daniel
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            A Throwaway Society? Tracing Consumption Patterns in an Urban Environment


            Abstrakt
            Garbage is a considerable source of information that provides us with knowledge of not onl

            consume, but also of how they dispose of the things they use. This paper focuses on the us
            and garbology in order to identify the specific patterns of consumption in an urban area a
            on the relationship between humans and waste. The chosen urban area is a neighbourhood cal

            Pilsen. The research questions focus on food wastage and on the identification of the cond
            which things flow away from households. The research was conducted at the landfill of muni

            the household waste was sorted, classified and described in detail. A modified method of q
            applied for sampling. Over 1500 pieces of garbage, weighing more than 64 kg in total, were
            data was recorded into a database in the field using a tablet. In order to complete the ga

            an ethnographic survey was carried out in this area in the form of semi-structured intervi
            revealing the actors’ interpretation, classification of things and of garbage, and consump
            Although food wasting is perceived as unethical, it has become a habitual practice of ever

            practice is the result of consumers’ poor estimations of food consumption and their purcha
            packages, as well as food-supplying strategies. Despite the considerable amount of potenti
            material that was mixed with solid waste, actors consider the recycling of waste as meanin

            of getting rid of things were also recognized, reflecting both the actors’ classification 
            their effort to eliminate the discarding of still-usable objects.


            Klíčová slova
            classification; consumption; ethnography; garbology; recycling


            Článek v PDF ke stažení [ URL "LM-835-version1-brunclikova.pdf"]

            Lenka Brunclíková [ URL "LM-115.html "]

            Daniel Sosna [ URL "LM-363.html "]