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By: Katharine Farrel, Anke Schaffartzik

Scientific lecture at the 4th International Degrowth Conference for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity in Leipzig in 2014. Presentations by Katharine Farrel and Anke Schaffartzik. Katharine Farrel: Living Systems and (de)Growth: a matter of life and death Anke Schaffartzik: Scenarios for a biophysical degrowth of industrial metabolism

By: Helena Norberg-Hodge, Barbara Muraca, Bertr, Stern, Jeremias Herberg

Panel discussion at the 4th International Degrowth Conference for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity in Leipzig in 2014. Speakers: Helena Norberg-Hodge, Bertrand Stern, Barbara Muraca Facilitation: Jeremias Herberg From the conference programme: On this panel people from different backgrounds discuss new concepts for education. The debate builds on the critique of the current e...

By: Linda Nierling

This media entry is a stirring paper of the Group Assembly Process (GAP) at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig in 2014. This paper belongs the group Technology and Production.

By: aboutsource

Die politische Debatte darüber, wie wir in der Zukunft anders leben und wirtschaften wollen, ist nach dem Abschluss der Enquete-Kommission „Wachstum, Wohlstand, Lebensqualität“ im Bundestag weitgehend eingeschlafen. Außerhalb des Parlaments wird sie allerdings weiterhin lebendig geführt. Das wird auch die 4. Internationale Degrowth-Konferenz zeigen, die vom 2. bis 6. September 2014 in Leipzig A...

By: Rajni Bakshi

This media entry is a stirring paper of the Group Assembly Process (GAP) at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig in 2014. This paper belongs the group Redefining Value.

By: Elisabeth Voß

This media entry is a stirring paper of the Group Assembly Process (GAP) at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig in 2014. This paper belongs the group Solidarity Economy, Cooperatives and Social Business.

By: Ulrich Brand

This media entry is a stirring paper of the Group Assembly Process (GAP) at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig in 2014. This paper belongs the group Resources and Extraction.

By: Ben Touissant, Christiane Schwausch

This media entry is a stirring paper of the Group Assembly Process (GAP) at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig in 2014. This paper belongs the group Consumption.

By: Gunter Kramp

This media entry is a stirring paper of the Group Assembly Process (GAP) at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig in 2014. This paper belongs the group Commons and Peer Economy.

By: Lanka Horstink

This media entry is a stirring paper of the Group Assembly Process (GAP) at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig in 2014. This paper belongs the group Agriculture and Food.

By: Jeppe Graugaard

Abstract: If visions and strategies for a post-growth world are to be effective they will have to engage with the ways in which our sense of reality is imagined and produced symbolically, narratively and cognitively. This involves engaging with the way particular worldviews are constituted through a web of metaphors, cultural myths and social conventions, and brings into play the foundational a...

By: Christopher Laumanns

Interview with Christine Bauhardt Prof. Dr. Christine Bauhardt is professor for Gender and Globalization at the Humboldt University in Berlin. Her main research interests are society-nature-relations and gender relations, feminist critique of the economy as well as migration and urban development. She took the time to answer our questions for the interview-series of the Stream

By: Helmut Knolle

Ecological Economics, History of economic theory, Recycling, Climate protection, Steady-state economy

By: Blanca Fernandez

Abstract: Sustainable development is an ongoing process based on a set of principles that have to continue to spread throughout all economic activities. Looking at the current economic scenario, the transformation of the financial sector appears crucial. I first define a working definition of sustainable finances. Powerful drivers towards sustainable practices in strong profit-oriented markets ...

By: Christiane Kliemann

Von Felicitas Sommer “Ihr wart Teil eines Experiments” sagt  einer der beiden Hauptkoordinatoren am ersten Tag der Konferenz, zur Begrüßung der über 2000 zuhörenden Menschen „Ihr konntet zahlen, was ihr wolltet.“  Der Mindestpreis pro Teilnehmer_in betrug 15 Euro. Das ist etwas mehr als die Raummiete der Universität Leipzig für eine Woche, also nur ein Bruchteil

By: Federico Demaria, Giacomo D'Alisa

Recording of an introductory course held at the 4th International Degrowth Conference for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity in Leipzig in 2014. Federico Demaria and Giacomo D'Alisa from the French-Spanish organisation Research and Degrowth give an introduction to degrowth. The presentation is based on the introduction to the book "Degrowth. A vocabulary for a new era." and discusses...

By: aboutsource

Das Ende der Geschichte und der großen Erzählungen wurde verkündet und die Zukunft ist kein positives Versprechen mehr. Die gesellschaftliche Diskussion kreist trotz wirtschaftlicher und ökologischer Krise um ein scheinbar alternativloses Gesellschaftsmodell, das den Wachstumszwang des globalen Kapitalismus nicht zu hinterfragen wagt. Können jene Ideen, die sich um Begriffe wie Postwachstum und...

By: Benjamin Best

This media entry is a stirring paper of the Group Assembly Process (GAP) at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig in 2014. This paper belongs the group Urban Transformation.

By: Degrowth Conference Leipzig 2014

Results from the GAP (Group Assembly Process) Group Urban Transformation at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig 2014 Proposals for the Transformation > Urban agriculture > Promote multifunctional and divers urban centres, including services, infrastructure, food production etc. > Promote community owned space > participatory urban planning > Stop urban sprawl! Vision &...

By: aboutsource

Interview mit der Autodidaktischen Initative in Leipzig. Ziel dieser Initiative ist es, einen nicht-kommerziellen Raum schaffen, in dem Menschen aus eigenem Antrieb gemeinsam diskutieren, lernen, reflektieren und forschen. Für den Stream towards Degrowth legen sie ihre kritische Position zur Wachstums- und Fortschrittslogik dar und beschreiben rückblickend aus einer vorgestellten Zukunft, wie e...