The environmental sustainability of the music industries

Brennan, M. (2020) The environmental sustainability of the music industries. In: Oakley, K. and Banks, M. (eds.) Cultural Industries and the Environmental Crisis: New Approaches for Policy. Springer International Publishing, pp. 37-49. ISBN 9783030493837 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-49384-4_4)

Abstract

This chapter discusses the environmental sustainability of the music industries. A world where music does not have an environmental impact is a world without music. I do not want a world without music, and it is not my intention to ruin one of life’s great pleasures – the enjoyment of music – by pointing out its environmental impact. But music can be framed not just in terms of its value, but also its cost - including the whole range of production and consumption behaviours that those who participate in music often take for granted. This chapter therefore explores three key sectors of the music industries – recorded music, live music, and musical instruments – and considers them from the perspective of environmental sustainability and political ecology. It also offers a critique of the assumption that the growth of these industries is an unquestionable good.

• Item Type: Book Sections
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Brennan, Professor Matt
• Authors: Brennan, M.
• College/School: College of Arts & Humanities > School of Culture and Creative Arts > Music
• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• ISBN: 9783030493837
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
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