Consumer or Citizen: A Study About Externalities in Energy Consumption
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https://doi.org/10.5585/geas.v5i2.196Keywords:
Externalities, Consumer Behaviour, Conscious consumption, Consumer-citizen.Abstract
The main purpose of this article is to discuss how negative externalities generated by consumption can have impact on the same individual in his/her role as a citizen and consumer. Therefore, in order to highlight this relation,a generation, distribution and consumption of electricity systemwas presented. Asto methodological procedures, anexploratory and deductive typehas been adopted so as to approach the study, ie, we have started from general concepts on consumer behaviour and externalities, in order to build a relationship between the two concepts so as to explain citizen-conscious consumption-citizen. Regarding the analysis, a qualitative approach has been used for appreciation of content analysis. The main results of this research that can be highlighted are that both the negative externalities generated in production and distribution and the negative consumption externalities are absorbed by individuals in their roles as consumers or citizens. In this case, externalities are assimilated in the power supply bill or the government bill. So anyway the individual will pay,either as a consumer or as a citizen. So, to understand that externalities generated in consumer processes will be internalized and directed to oneself,, one can build a sense of "consumer-citizen".Downloads
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Published
2016-07-22
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Silva, L. F. da, Cunto, G. C., & Guevara, A. J. de H. (2016). Consumer or Citizen: A Study About Externalities in Energy Consumption. Revista De Gestão Ambiental E Sustentabilidade, 5(2), 130–145. https://doi.org/10.5585/geas.v5i2.196
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