by changing consumer behaviour in relation to the above consumers can have a positive influence on the environment these are the domains that define sustainable lifestyles there is however strong evidence that the above areas are highly relevant in the developing world next the examples of food housing and transport are discussed the impacts of food start right back at the production stage including land distribution and use patterns as well as social tension from lack of land titles or land grabbing use of chemical fertilisers that also kill soil microbes and emissions of ghgs that cause climate change