Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 179 pages)
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illustrations, map
ISBN:
1529213290
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9781529213287
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1529213282
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9781529213294
Originaltitel:
Âge des low tech
Inhalt:
Front cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Preface to the English Edition -- Prologue: The Mad Dance of the Shrimps -- Part I: The Rise and Fall of 'Engineering Miracle-Workers' -- How technology has (always) responded to the shortage of resources -- Why high tech is not an answer this time -- To finish, the latest pet high-tech themes -- The triple dead-end of an extractivist, productivist and consumerist society -- Part II: The Principles of Simple Technologies -- Challenge the needs
Inhalt:
Truly sustainable design and production -- Orient knowledge towards the economic use of resources -- Finding the balance between performance and conviviality -- Relocation without losing (good) economies of scale -- De-mechanize services -- Knowing how to stay modest -- Part III: Daily Life in the Era of Simple Technologies -- Agriculture and food -- Transport and cars -- Construction and urban planning -- Consumer products, sports and leisure, tourism -- New technology, informatics and communications systems* -- Banks and finance -- To love, live and die in a low-technology age
Inhalt:
When rubbish bins disappear -- And where is energy in all this? -- Part IV: Is 'Transition' Possible? -- The impossible status quo -- Between wait-and-see, fatalism and 'survivalism' -- The major issue of employment -- The question of scale: lessons from British abolitionism -- Cultural and moral questions -- How to make the transition desirable: long live low tech! -- Finishing on a positive note -- Epilogue: A Dream If Ever There Was One -- Notes -- Index -- Back cover
Inhalt:
A best-seller in France, this English language edition introduces readers to an alternative perspective on our technological future. Bihouix skilfully goes against the grain to argue that 'high' technology will not solve global problems and envisages a different approach to manage our resources and build a more resilient and sustainable society
Anmerkung:
Originally published in French by Editions du Seuil in 2014 as L'Âge des low tech : vers une civilisation techniquement soutenable
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 1529213274
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781529213263
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books
