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Discarded furniture constitutes a significant share of bulky waste directed to landfills and incinerators each year in the USA. This has implications for resource consumption, social equity, and other sustainability concerns. Reuse of furniture provides a strategy for waste prevention and enables product life extension and offset of new consumption as part of a circular economy (CE). Using online platforms (e.g., Facebook, Craigslist), users can connect directly to acquire and/or discard used furniture items that would otherwise be disposed. Much of the existing literature focuses on an individual's motivations for disposing/acquiring used products, and not on the mechanics and/or practice of reuse. This study explores reuse practices, perspectives, and individual engagement in the local reuse of furniture through user-to-user (U2U) online platforms using two data sources and methodologies. To understand the characteristics of used furniture available for local reuse via U2U online platforms, web-scraping was conducted on Craigslist posts over a four-month period to collect data regarding furniture type, condition, and location. In parallel, individuals were invited to complete a questionnaire regarding their use of U2U online platforms for acquiring/disposing of used furniture, perceived convenience of using online platforms, and the extent to which reuse transactions were 'local'. This study found that the product type, perceived convenience, and access to information played key roles in the local reuse of furniture. This study has important implications for sustainable consumption systems in a local circular economy. / Master of Science / Every year, millions of tons of furniture is disposed as bulky waste in landfills. The discarded furniture can cover eight thousand football fields with couches, mattresses, and tables. Previous studies show about half of the discarded items can be used again. Reuse is one of the solutions to the furniture waste problem. Depending on where you live, it is now possible to easily match someone who is discarding furniture with someone else who wants to obtain it. This is how the internet enables anyone to participate in furniture reuse. The study looks at how and what types of furniture is being reused locally, i.e., acquired, and discarded for reuse all within twenty-five miles or lesser. The study also seeks to answer how people perceive the use of online platforms for the local reuse of furniture. The research shows that the type of furniture (e.g., chair, table, mattress), convenience of reuse through online platforms, and information about the used furniture item are central to furniture reuse. The results help in understanding what factors promote or hinder the local reuse of furniture, which is important for scaling local reuse. Increased participation in reuse is important for social, economic, and environmental sustainability.

published_or_final_version / abstract / toc / China Area Studies / Master / Master of Arts

The population percentage, population growth, buying power, and geographic concentration of Hispanic-Americans in the United States is causing marketers and retailers to carefully examine this market segment. Through a better understanding of Hispanic-American consumers, marketers and retailers will be more capable of meeting their wants and needs. Tailoring marketing promotions and strategies can help a company more effectively reach the Hispanic-American market. This study compared Hispanic-Americans and Anglo-Americans in their general shopping characteristics, responses to excitement in the mall, consumption patterns, and repatronage intention. A total of seven hypotheses were developed, all of which were either supported or partially supported.

by Lee Siu-Po & Yu Pun-Wai. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1992. / Includes bibliographical references. / Abstract --- p.ii / Table of Contents --- p.iii / List of Figures and Tables --- p.iv / Acknowledgement --- p.v / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Literature Review --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Research Objective --- p.14 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Research Methodology --- p.19 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Research Results --- p.26 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Conclusion and Recommendation --- p.39 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Limitations --- p.41 / References --- p.44 / Appendices --- p.45 / Chapter 1. --- Annotated Questionnaire --- p.46 / Chapter 2. --- Table 1 - SPSS Results of the Questionnaire --- p.70 / Chapter 3. --- Table 2 - Tables of Z-values by Brands --- p.73 / Chapter 4. --- Table 3 - Tables of F-values by Brands --- p.75 / Chapter 5. --- Graphical Comparisons of Overall Impressions --- p.77

Abstract also in Chinese. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1979. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 119). / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii / LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS --- p.v / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vi / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.vii / Chapter Chapter I --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Background --- p.1 / Aim of Study --- p.3 / Scope of Study --- p.3 / Chapter Chapter II --- THE RISE OF CONSUMERISM --- p.6 / What is Consumerism --- p.6 / Cause of Consumerism --- p.10 / The Future of Consumerism --- p.12 / Chapter Chapter III --- CONSUMER MOVEMENT IN HONG KONG --- p.15 / The Hong Kong Consumer Council --- p.16 / Limitations Faced by HongKong Consumer Council --- p.27 / The Future of Hong Kong Consumer Council --- p.30 / Chapter Chapter IV --- A SURVEYOF CONSUMER OPINIONS ABOUT THE HONG KONG CONSUMER COUNCIL --- p.32 / Objectives of the Survey --- p.32 / Research Design --- p.33 / Method of Data Collection --- p.33 / Questionnaire Design --- p.34 / Sample Design --- p.35 / Sampling Procedures --- p.37 / Sample Size --- p.37 / Data Analysis --- p.40 / Limitation of the Survey --- p.43 / Findings --- p.43 / Validity of the Hypotheses --- p.51 / Chapter Chapter V --- CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION --- p.54 / Conclusion --- p.54 / Recommendation --- p.55 / APPENDIX --- p.59 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.119

ABSTRACT While in the developed countries, flowers are living necessity and enjoy a sizable market, the Council of Agriculture Executive Yuan R.O.C points out that cultivation and sales of flowers are important items in the prospecting dedicated agriculture industries of Taiwan. Besides the enjoyment and appreciation the beauty of blooming by oneself , in social life flowers can perform the instrumental function of expressing wishes in the occasion of marriage, birthday, promotion, house moving, and consolation in the sickness or sadness. The study of flower preference schemata is one of the importance concepts for flower product design and development. The current research figured out different patterns of flower preference among people¡¦s mind ,through pictures of moth orchid and rose designed by the three factors of flower beauty: color, volume, and package. The distinctive flower buying behaviors of the different groups were studied consequently. In our valid sample are 696 teachers from senior high and junior high schools and elementary schools in the Kaohsiung area in Taiwan. In addition to the description and analysis on people¡¦s flower buying behavior about flower type preference, shop choice, purchase frequency, and flower-as-present purchase behavior, the major findings of the current research are as the following: (1) Confirming that there exist distinctive flower preference schemata in people mind; (2) Flower preference affect the purchase behavior; (3) Demographic variables moderate the effect of flower preference on the purchase behavior; (4) Flower attitude and demographic variables affect flower consumption behavior.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Auburn University, 2009. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 114-125).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1988. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 238-247).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2006. / Advisor: Jeanne Heitmeyer, Florida State University, College of Human Sciences, Dept. of Textiles and Consumer Sciences. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed June 14, 2006). Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 122 pages. Includes bibliographical references.