Degrowth Group Assembly Process

Technology and Production

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Working group formed for the International Conference on Degrowth 2014.

Which technologies do we need for the transformation to and in a degrowth society?

What is the relation between high-tech and low-tech?

How can societal and democratic control of technological innovation be organized?

Papers

C. Aall, “Investigating the potential of applying theories on rebound effects to the climate discourse: The case of climate change adaptation in winter tourism”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.PDF icon Degrowth2014_Aall_Rebound and climate.pdf (818.24 KB)PDF icon 3321.pdf (455.16 KB)
S. Abdallah, “BRAINPOoL: Lessons from the Beyond GDP world for degrowth”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.PDF icon jeffrey_beyondGDPIndicatorsForADegrowthTransition_Brainpool.pdf (2.19 MB)PDF icon 3464.pdf (89.04 KB)
A. Acosta, “Beyond extractivism: Debates and Practices around Post-Extractivism  in Latin America”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.PDF icon 3791.pdf (41.08 KB)
A. Acosta, “Post-Extracivism and De-Growth: Two Sides of the Same Perspective?”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.PDF icon 3792.pdf (50.53 KB)
A. Acquarone and Prohias, J. Pàmias, “The Foundation Theory”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.PDF icon 3497.pdf (307.73 KB)
J. - L. Aillon, Dal Santo, Pstudent in, and Dal Santo, Pstudent in, ““Health and Degrowth”, a new paradigm in the field of sustainability”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.PDF icon Degrowth2014_Aillon_Health_Health and Degrowth, a new paradigm in the field of sustainability short .pdf (11.94 MB)PDF icon 3503.pdf (2.8 MB)
J. - L. Aillon and Dal Santo, Pstudent in, “Degrowth, youth and utopia: understanding the roots of distress in order to take ownership of our future”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.PDF icon Degrowth2014_Aillon_Sources of resistance. land grabbing, mining and youth distress_Degrowth, youth and utopia understanding the roots of distress in order to take ownership of our future.pdf (8.65 MB)PDF icon 3498.pdf (119.53 KB)
J. - L. Aillon, Guindani, M., Dal Santo, E., Zummo, S., Montis, A., and Pallante, M., “How to built, organize and manage degrowth movements rooted in the territory?”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.PDF icon Aill.pdf (253.23 KB)
R. Aitken, “Building a social and ecological economy through a social accounting model of banking”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.PDF icon 3636.pdf (104.07 KB)
B. Akbulut, Adaman, P. Fikret, Arsel, M., and Avci, D., “De-growth as Counter-Hegemony? Lessons from Turkey”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.PDF icon 3737.pdf (70.75 KB)

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Results from Leipzig 2014

Can hightech be produced democratically & sustainably in a degrowth society?

Vision

  • Open source learning spaces

    • Open educational resources, open source software and open source hard ware in schools

    • Tinkering & Do-It-Yourself learning spaces

    • Commons vs intellectual properties

  • Intuitive technology designed for all

    • Public, transparent & need -oriented technology development

    • More crowd funded projects

    • co-design & prosumers

  • Non-violent and cooperative production from raw materials to technology [High-tech coops]

    • Improve current conditions of industrial production

    • Learn to make & repair things in Fablabs

    • reuse up-cycle & recycle what is already around

    • reduce dependency on critical materials

  • Opening technology for all genders and backgrounds: change dominant image of technology

    • from technocracy to down to earth

    • fight gender stereotypes in education

    • men reflecting their behavior in male dominated environments

Controversial issues

  • Criteria for technological assessment

  • Moratorium for “bad” technology

  • Distinction between low-middle-high tech

Results from Barcelona 2010

Here you can find the results of the GAP at the Degrowth Conference 2010 in Barcelona that are particularly relevant for this working group. More.