Essays about: "second-hand consumption"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 65 essays containing the words second-hand consumption.

1. 16. Shop ’til we drop or drop the shopping? : Understanding the practice of purchasing second-hand clothing

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)

   Author : Sander Duut; [2022]
   Keywords : Social practice theory; purchase of second-hand clothing; sustainable development;

   Abstract : The clothing industry is considered one of the most polluting industries in the world, due to its utilisation of harmful practices that negatively impact the environment. To significantly reduce the negative impact of the clothing industry, the consumption form of purchasing second-hand clothing is regarded as an effective and beneficial strategy to extend the lifecycle of clothing items and thereby reduce their environmental impact. READ MORE

3. 17. The impact of identity meaning and voluntary simplicity on second-hand clothing (SHC) consumption from the consumer’s perspective.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

   Author : Rawah Younes; Faheem Ahmad Chaudhry; [2022]
   Keywords : Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Shopping for second-hand clothes is a phenomenon that has been on the rise, especially for the last twenty years. Second-hand clothes (SHC) consumption is a consumer-generated shopping trend whose consumers are discursively creating new identity meaning(s) for themselves out of their consumption. READ MORE

4. 18. Examining the Post-purchase Behaviour of Second-hand Clothing : Extending Expectation Confirmation Theory

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)

   Author : Frida Hjerpe; [2022]
   Keywords : Collaborative fashion consumption; post-purchase behaviour; expectation confirmation theory; Swedish consumers;

   Abstract : Amongst production industries, the fashion industry is one of those with the most negative impact on the environment. Globalization has driven consumption of contemporary fashion products, such as clothes, to the highest quantities ever recorded in history. READ MORE

5. 19. Second-hand furniture and climate impact : LCA modeling to explore potential emission savings of reused furniture

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Kolbrún Fríða Hrafnkelsdóttir; [2022]
   Keywords : Circularity and decarbonization; Climate impact of furniture; Reused furniture; Furniture environmental impacts; Climate impact of second-hand; Second-hand products; GHG emissions of second-hand; Cirkularitet och avkolning; Klimatpåverkan från möbler; Återanvända möbler; Möblers miljöpåverkan; Klimatpåverkan av begagnade produkter; Begagnade produkter; växthusgasutsläpp från begagnade produkter;

   Abstract : A circular economy has been suggested to be able to respond to environmental challenges caused by over-production and consumption of products. Reuse is a circularity measure ranked high in the waste management hierarchy and is especially relevant for passive durable products such as furniture. READ MORE

6. 20. Digitalising a Second-Chance of Fashion: An Empirical Study on What Drives Consumers to Repurchase Second-Hand Fashion on Peer-to-Peer Platforms

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Hedda Ottenstedt; Sofie van den Berg; [2022]
   Keywords : Second-hand fashion; peer-to-peer platforms; consumer behaviour; environmental sustainability; sharing economy; repurchasing; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Thesis purpose: The current study examines the association between seven variables: environmental sustainability, perceived functionality, social influence, price value, hedonic motivation, uniqueness, and technology habit with the purchase of second-hand clothing on peer-to-peer platforms on a regular basis. Theoretical perspective: Venkatesh, Thong and Xu’s (2012) Extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology was used. READ MORE