Tma02 Analysis
asked you to give some thought to a TMA02 question asked of students on a previous round of this course. We discussed the relevant ideas from the 'material lives' strand and came up with a structure for a plan, outlined below.
Rising affluence has been associated with a reduction in the production of waste emissions within the UK. However, the waste emissions associated with the total consumption of the UK have risen. Explain how both these statements can be true. In the light of your explanation, is current consumer society sustainable?
TMA02: Plan
Introduction:
Establish context and give definitions:
• Consumer Society: Society defined as much by how or what people purchase and use as by what they make or do; Sustainable:
Rising affluence has been associated with a reduction in the production of waste emissions within the UK. However, the waste emissions associated with the total consumption of the UK have risen. Explain how both these statements can be true. In the light of your explanation, is current consumer society sustainable?
TMA02: Plan
Introduction:
Establish context and give definitions:
• Consumer Society: Society defined as much by how or what people purchase and use as by what they make or do; Sustainable: