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

P. Altmann, “Good Life between Buen Vivir and Sumak Kawsay – Indicators of a political concept in Ecuador”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.Office presentation icon Degrowth2014_Altmann_Sumak Kawsay_Good Life.ppt (138 KB)PDF icon 3296.pdf (54.59 KB)
L. Alvarez and Hernández, M. S. Lysete, “Of the Constitutive Principles of a Post-Capitalist Economy”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.PDF icon 3576.pdf (226.63 KB)
R. Amicolo, “The garbage crisis, the ecological justice and enviromental migrants in Campania (Southern Italy)”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.PDF icon 3504.pdf (118.31 KB)
R. Amicolo, “The garbage crisis , environmental migrants and ecological justice in Campania (Southern Italy)”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.PDF icon 3367.pdf (71.47 KB)
N. Anastasopoulos, “Redefining sustainability, resilience and Buen Vivir in a Social Knowledge economy context: The Ecuador experiment”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.PDF icon 3458.pdf (338.05 KB)
D. Andreucci and Gallardo, L., “Sumak Kawsay and Degrowth: Towards new struggles against extractive development”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.
K. Andriotis, “Degrowing Tourism”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.PDF icon 3616.pdf (53.95 KB)
A. Anson, ““The World is My Backyard”: Critiquing Mobility From Inside the Tiny House Movement”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.PDF icon 3167.pdf (181.58 KB)
H. Aoki and Kawamiya, N., “Primary Energy Analysis: A New Approach beyond Extant Growth Theories (revised version)”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.PDF icon Degrowth2014_Aoki_PrimaryEnergyAnalysis(ppt).pdf (1.29 MB)PDF icon Degrowth2014_Aoki_PrimaryEnergyAnalysis(handout).pdf (927.15 KB)PDF icon 3588.pdf (197.13 KB)
H. Aoki and Kawamiya, N., “The Ultimate Dilemma For Artificial Capitals: ever scarcer natural resources claim ever larger artificial capital”, in Fourth International Conference on Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity, Leipzig, 2014.PDF icon Degrowth2014_Aoki_TheUltimateDilemma(handout).pdf (1.06 MB)PDF icon Degrowth2014_Aoki_TheUltimateDilemma(ppt).pdf (1.86 MB)PDF icon 3743.pdf (368.2 KB)

Participants

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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.