Digital degrowth innovation: Less growth, more play

Howson, Peter; Crandall, Jillian; Rasillo, Xavier Balaguer

doi:10.1016/j.polgeo.2021.102415

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“…Related to harvesting is then the issue of how possible goal conflicts between low-tech and safety concerns (especially regarding accidents) would be dealt with. In that sense, certain high-tech digitalisation tools that benefit sustainability, work safety and/or workers' or people's well-being on a broader scale might be appropriate and welcomed from a degrowth point of view, and studies should investigate this (Lange and Santarius 2018; Howson et al 2021). Moreover, while there is knowledge of traditional forms of forest use, also in Switzerland (Stuber and Bürgi 2012), including low-tech practices, it should be discussed how this knowledge can be disseminated so that it becomes mainstream at best.…”

Section: A Degrowth View Of the Swiss Forest Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

Growing Trees for a Degrowth Society: An Approach to Switzerland's Forest Sector

Creutzburg¹

2022

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Forests are under immense stress globally. Economic growth is one reason for this: its impacts can lead to deforestation and put tremendous harvesting pressure on forests. In light of increasingly popular – and growth-based – bioeconomy strategies, the need for more wood is likely to accelerate. Degrowth, in contrast, rejects economic growth as the central economic principle, arguing that the material throughput of countries in the Global North must shrink to achieve global sustainability. Although the concept has gained importance, there have been no attempts to link degrowth with the forest sector. This article argues that degrowth principles are beneficial for basing the forest sector on sustainable grounds, while the degrowth movement also needs to define its relationship to the forest. Against this backdrop, this contribution sets the cornerstone by linking the Swiss forest sector to central degrowth principles, and discussing possible interrelations and mismatches. Finally, a future research agenda for degrowth and the forest sector is presented.

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Section: A Degrowth View Of the Swiss Forest Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%