Küche für Alle von Marc Menningmann auf Vimeo Auf der Degrowth Konferenz wurde nicht nur referiert und diskutiert. Es wurde auch gekocht und gegessen. Die "Küche für Alle" ist ein Zusammenschluss von mehreren Küchenkollektiven die, mit tatkräftiger Unterstützung vieler Freiwilliger, mittags und abends für das leibliche Wohl aller Konferenzteilnehmer sorgte. In den Pausen gab es aber auch Leckerbissen für die Ohren ...
We all use models in daily life to explain our environment. An example: I assume that a tree will grow provided it has sufficient water, nutrients and sun. I am using a simple model here, without understanding the nitty-gritty – what exactly happens in the roots, stem, leaves and cells. Thinking in models is not only useful to understand our world, but also to solve problems. Let’s assume the ...
By Sam Bliss Growth means a process of increasing in physical size. When we think of economic growth, it is difficult to fathom what exactly grows, since 'the economy' is an invented concept that describes billions of human interactions as if they were one giant entity. But gross domestic product is a rate -- the total money value of economic activity per year -- and thus growth really means ...
The Journal of Cleaner Production will be issuing a special volume on the topic of technology and degrowth and is looking for interesting scientific contributions. Abstracts of 400 to 500 words can be submitted until 31 August 2015. The special volume aims to both provide 1) a state of the art selection of current discussions of the role of technology within Degrowth in academia and practice an...
