Problem
Excessive consumption of goods and services
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Overconsumption Incidence:
The population of the USA, as 5% of the world's population, consumes 30 % of the worlds resources. The USA at the present time must borrow over $150 billion a year externally to finance a 15 year long binge of household, social and defence spending. The USA has become the largest debtor in the world from the largest creditor in the last two decades.
Broader Problems:
Unethical consumption practicesUnsustainable consumption patterns Narrower Problems:
Consumption of alcoholOverdependence on household appliancesExcessive consumption of specific foodstuffsExcessive consumption of resources in industrialized countriesInability to reduce petroleum consumption Aggravates:
Psychological conflictWaste of resourcesWaste of non-renewable resourcesLong-term shortage of commoditiesLong-term shortage of manufactured goodsOvergrowth of the service industries sectorNatural resource depletion due to high-level consumptionNatural resource depletion due to high-level consumptionDiminishing oil resources Reduces:
SurplusAgricultural overproduction Strategies:
Involving consumers in biodiversity conservationOverconsumingConsumingConsuming goods and services Subject(s):
Amenities → ConsumptionCommerce → Merchandise
Economics → Resource utilization
Social Activity → Services
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
C: Cross-sectoral problems Date of last update
23.02.2022 – 18:21 CET