Post Growth Innovation
Resisting the Pursuit of Endless Economic Growth

By (author) Mario Pansera,Javier Lloveras

ISBN13: 9781529249941

Imprint: Bristol University Press

Publisher: Bristol University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Published: 01/11/2025

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Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Post growth and degrowth scholars argue that we cannot reduce CO2 emissions fast enough to keep global warming below 2 degrees while continuing economic growth. We face a choice: either we innovate how to scale down production and consumption equitably, or we risk severe environmental and social consequences. Yet the role of innovation remains largely unexplored within contemporary post growth debates. This book fills that gap, examining the narratives, processes and practices needed to break free from the growth imperative. It offers a bridge for understanding the far-reaching implications of technological and scientific advancements in a society that challenges economic growth as its central focus.
1. How Innovation Fuels Growth Ideology and Why This is Leading Us to Disaster 2. What is Innovation and Why it Matters for a Post-Growth Society 3. Caring and Maintaining 4. Organizations and Institutions for Post–Growth 5. Beyond the Bicycle: Scale and Complexity Within Limits 6. What it Means Today to Democratise Technology?
  • Museology & heritage studies
  • Economic growth
  • Business innovation
  • General (US: Trade)
  • Professional & Vocational
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