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Uncovering rebound effects of sufficiency-oriented product-service systems: a systematic review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2024

Elise Marie Andrew ,
Jeroen van den Bergh  and
Daniela C. A. Pigosso
Elise Marie Andrew*
Affiliation:
Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Jeroen van den Bergh
Affiliation:
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
Daniela C. A. Pigosso
Affiliation:
Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
*
emaan@dtu.dk

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The discourse surrounding sustainable consumption and production has evolved to encompass sufficiency strategies in addition to efficiency and effectiveness. Product-service systems (PSSs) can promote sufficiency by replacing traditional product-intensive systems with dematerialized services and changes in ownership structures. Sufficiency-oriented PSS may, however, generate rebound effects which offset potential sufficiency benefits or even result in backfire. This paper examines the connection between sufficiency-oriented PSS and rebound reviewing 12 empirical studies addressing rebound.

Keywords

sufficiencyproduct-service systems (PSS)rebound effectssustainable design

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Design for Sustainability
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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 4: DESIGN 2024 , May 2024 , pp. 1189 - 1198
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