Human Ecology Research

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Human Ecology Research (2000-2013) on Sustainable Consumption of Natural Resources

가계의 지속가능한 자연자원 소비에 대한 국내 생활과학 연구 (2000-2013) 고찰

  • Choo, Ho Jung (Research Institute of Human Ecology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Rha, Jong-Youn (Research Institute of Human Ecology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Baek, Eunsoo (Department of Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Hyo Jung (Department of Consumer Science, Seoul National University)
  • 추호정 (서울대학교 생활과학연구소) ;
  • 나종연 (서울대학교 생활과학연구소) ;
  • 백은수 (서울대학교 의류학과) ;
  • 김효정 (서울대학교 소비자학과)
  • Received : 2014.05.20
  • Accepted : 2014.09.02
  • Published : 2015.02.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to understand what we have learnt thus far on the sustainable consumption of natural resources by household in Korea. We propose a two-wing model designating households as the main agent of sustainable living where both the production of human resources and the consumption of natural resources take place. In the current study, we focused on the sustainability of natural resource consumption. Undertaking an empirical study, we selected 10 major journals that represent each area of human ecological research and then, identified 120 relevant studies regarding sustainability published since 2000. First, we classified 381 keywords into three categories: production, consumption, and social environment, and the identified studies were then classified in one of the seven categories created by combinations of the abovementioned three categories: production (P), consumption (C), social environment (S), production-consumption (PC), production-social environment (PS), consumption-social environment (CS), and production-consumption-social environment (PCS). The results showed that the sustainability of natural resources has been mainly investigated in the fields of clothing & textiles and food & nutrition. Further, consumer science research has been conducted in the area of consumption-social environment and consumption-production. The current study indicates that the field of human ecology has created and accumulated knowledge to support sustainable living. In the future, we need to conduct more integrated research across disciplines and methods and promote research interest in the underdeveloped area of sustainability research in human ecology.

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