Degrowth has been described as a “movement” rather than an ideology1, and as such it presents several variations. For some of its proponents, degrowth is a proxy for sustainable consumption, and to a lesser extent production2. A second group of degrowth advocates are those for whom an emerging discussion of “sufficiency” as a societal norm is taking shape, as a result of activism3. Finally, a t...
By Kiran Pereira If you want to know the ‘most consumed raw material on earth’ look no further! Sand and gravel have overtaken even water on this front. Yet, not many people would think about sand unless they wanted to go on holiday to a beach! This resource exerts a hegemony that is unrivalled. From the mundane to the mystical, the uses of sand are far too numerous to list exhaustively here. ...
Eine Sendung des unabhängigen Nachrichtenmagazins Kontext TV zur Degrowth-Konferenz: Quelle: www.kontext-tv.de Von freier Software zu "Open Source Hardware": Die Peer-to-Peer-Ökonomie als Alternative zu Markt und Staat 09.12.2014 In den vergangenen 20 Jahren ist im Bereich der freien Software-Entwicklung ein internationales Netzwerk entstanden, das patentfr...
