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Repair Matters [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Repair has visibly come to the fore in recent academic and policy debates, to the point that ‘repair studies’ is now emerging as a novel focus of research.
Graziano, Valeria, Trogal, Kim
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Tourism development and the degrowth paradigm [PDF]

open access: yesTurističko Poslovanje, 2014
This paper aims to look at alternatives to the classic models of development by exploring the paradigm of degrowth in a tourism context. Degrowth touted as an alternative to mainstream paradigms of development, aims to ensure a high quality of life for ...
Andriotis Konstantinos
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Rethinking green entrepreneurship - fluid narratives of the green economy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Green entrepreneurs have been seen as key drivers for a transition to a green economy. However, there has been limited in-depth qualitative empirical research with green entrepreneurs to date, focusing instead on typologies categorising certain ‘types ...
Gibbs, David   +2 more
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1.5 °C degrowth scenarios suggest the need for new mitigation pathways

open access: yesNature Communications, 2021
Established climate mitigation modelling relies on controversial negative emissions and unprecedented technological change, but neglects to consider degrowth scenarios. Here the authors show that degrowth scenarios minimize many key risks for feasibility
Lorenz T. Keyßer, Manfred Lenzen
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Degrowth and techno-business model innovation: The case of Riversimple [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
There is an emergent understanding that humanity has precipitated an ‘Anthropocene’ such that we are now operating in a reduced space for humanity in which urgent action is required.
Wells, Peter Erskine
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A Strategy for Spatializing Degrowth at Home: Commoning of Housing

open access: yesIconarp International Journal of Architecture and Planning
Many theorists advocate for "economic degrowth," which entails "scaling down production and consumption activities," as a radical proposal to achieve environmental sustainability and social justice.
Gamze Öztürk, Ayşe Şentürer
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Shrinking for Survival: Integrating Degrowth Principles into Texas Zoning Regulations

open access: yesUrban Science
The degrowth movement is gradually gaining recognition within North American urban planning, but its influence and application remain limited. Most degrowth-oriented initiatives have remained at a small scale, mostly pertaining to communities and ...
Alara Yücel, Pamela Durán-Díaz
doaj   +1 more source

Degrowth Perspective for Sustainability in Built Environments

open access: yesEncyclopedia, 2022
Degrowth, as a social movement, a political project, and an academic paradigm, aims to find ways that can lead to harmonious co-existence between humanity and nature, between humans and non-humans, and within humanity, including oneself. Seen through the
Iana Nesterova
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Assessing public support for degrowth: survey-based experimental and predictive studies

open access: yesThe Lancet Planetary Health
Summary: Background: Degrowth argues that high-income economies should reduce harmful production and prioritise wellbeing. Although degrowth is increasingly seen as essential to tackling climate change, the extent of public support for this economic ...
Dario Krpan, PhD   +3 more
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Commons-based peer production for degrowth? - The case for eco-sufficiency in economic organisations

open access: yesSustainable Futures, 2020
Degrowth advocates radical reduction in society's matter-energy throughput. Organisations have received little attention in this discourse. In the context of sustainability much emphasis has been put on the concept of eco-efficiency, disregarding the ...
Ben Robra   +2 more
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