Overview
- Edited and Written by leading experts in textiles and clothing sustainability
- The first book to address the topic of sustainable consumption
- Details sustainable consumption behavior using various case studies applicable to the clothing sector
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Textile Science and Clothing Technology (TSCT)
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Table of contents (3 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
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.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Dr. Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu currently works for SGS as a global sustainability consultant, based at Hong Kong. He gained his diploma, bachelors and masters in Textile Technology from leading institutes in India. He was awarded his doctorate by The Institute of Textiles and Clothing of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University for his dissertation entitled, ”Eco-functional Assessment of Grocery Shopping Bags”. He has more than seven years of industrial experience in textile manufacturing, textile testing and sustainability evaluation of various materials. He was an outstanding student and received numerous awards and gold medals during his studies. He has more than 80 academic publications in various textiles and environmental journals to his name. Additionally he has 2 patents, and has written 6 book chapters and over 25 scientific books and numerous conference publications. He is also an editor, editorial board member and reviewer for many international peer-reviewed journals inthe field of textiles and environmental science.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Textiles and Clothing Sustainability
Book Subtitle: Sustainable Fashion and Consumption
Editors: Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
Series Title: Textile Science and Clothing Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2131-2
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-2130-5Published: 18 August 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-9536-8Published: 15 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-2131-2Published: 10 August 2016
Series ISSN: 2197-9863
Series E-ISSN: 2197-9871
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 95
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 18 illustrations in colour
Topics: Textile Engineering, Sustainable Development, Industrial and Production Engineering, Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Environmental Management, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials