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T1  - Material Footprint of Low-Income Households in Finland-Consequences for the Sustainability Debate 
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UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/159646 
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A1  - Lettenmeier, Michael; Hirvilammi, Tuuli; Laakso, Senja; Lahteenoja, Satu; Aalto, Kristiina 
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Y1  - 2012 
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AB  - The article assesses the material footprints of households living on a minimum amount of social benefits in Finland and discusses the consequences in terms of ecological and social sustainability. The data were collected using interviews and a questionnaire on the consumption patterns of 18 single households. The results are compared to a study on households with varying income levels, to average consumption patterns and to decent minimum reference budgets. The low-income households have lower m... 
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KW  - consumption; household; social sustainability; income; sufficiency; ecological sustainability; natural resources; MIPS; material footprint; ecological backpack; NATURAL-RESOURCE CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; TRANSPORT; EQUITY; SPACE; 1172 Environmental sciences 
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