Durable Economies: Organizing the Material Foundations of Society

Open Access Published by transcript Verlag 2023

Durable Economies

Organizing the Material Foundations of Society

Edited by: Melanie Jaeger-Erben , Harald Wieser , Max Marwede and Florian Hofmann

Volume 10 in the series Arbeit und Organisation

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783839463963

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About this book

Leaking water infrastructures, heritage tourism, investments in artworks, failing electronics: durability lies at the heart of a wide range of seemingly unrelated phenomena. Durable things are both a hugely significant source of wealth and a constant source of struggle. The contributors argue that a deeper engagement with durability is essential for reaching an understanding of how economies work; and for envisaging alternative economies built on principles of environmental stewardship and social justice. Placing durability at the core of economic analysis, this volume explores the work and tensions involved in the production and valuation of durability to outline a new agenda for more sustainable economies.

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Melanie Jaeger-Erben (Prof. Dr. phil.), born in 1977, heads the department of Sociology of Technology and the Environment at the Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg. Her main research interests are social science technology research, sustainable production and consumption systems, and social innovation.
Harald Wieser (PhD), born in 1990, is a senior researcher at the Austrian Institute for SME Research (KMU Forschung Austria). The trained ecological economist and economic sociologist did his doctorate at the University of Manchester. His research explores how policy can shape large-scale socio-economic transformations.
Max Marwede (Dr.) is design lead at Fraunhofer-Institut für Zuverlässigkeit und Mikrointegration in Berlin. His Circular Design Team supports companies in designing sustainable products, services, and ecosystems and in developing new circular design tools and processes. In 2022, he obtained his PostDoc in the inter- and transdisciplinary Junior Research Group »Obsolescence as a challenge for sustainability - causes and alternatives« at the Technische Universität Berlin.
Florian Hofmann (Dr.) is a researcher and consultant at the Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg. His work at the department of Sociology of Technology and the Environment focuses on the circular economy and transitions to sustainable futures. From 2017 to 2022, he was a member of the inter- and transdisciplinary Junior Research Group »Obsolescence as a challenge for sustainability - causes and alternatives« at the Technische Universität Berlin.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Editorial Publicly Available Download PDF	ii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
1. Durable economies: towards a new research programme Harald Wieser, Florian Hofmann, Melanie Jaeger-Erben and Max Marwede Open Access Download PDF	7
2. Mitigating durable bads: trichloroethylene contamination in Silicon Valley Josh Lepawsky Open Access Download PDF	49
3. Doing business with durables Max Marwede and Florian Hofmann Open Access Download PDF	71
4. Curating information for durability Eduard Wagner Open Access Download PDF	89
5. Durability and retail Erik Poppe and Vivian Frick Open Access Download PDF	107
6. Valuing electronic devices? User narratives and their role for durability Tamina Hipp and Daniel Fischer Open Access Download PDF	131
7. Regulation with a lasting impact? Policies for product durability Carl Dalhammar, Eléonore Maitre-Ekern, Jessika Luth Richter, Sahra Svensson-Hoglund and Leonidas Milios Open Access Download PDF	159
8. Scalability and durability, or: is modular the new durable? The case of smartphones Melanie Jaeger-Erben, Marina Proske and Sabine Hielscher Open Access Download PDF	201
9. Organising durable economies for environmental sustainability Harald Wieser, Florian Hofmann, Melanie Jaeger-Erben and Max Marwede Open Access Download PDF	231
List of contributors Open Access Download PDF	249

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 252
Keywords: Economy; Circular Economy; Obsolescence; Repair; Durable Goods; Technology; Work; Economic Sociology; Sociology of Technology; Sociology of Work and Industry; Sustainability; Sociology

eBook

Published: September 27, 2023
ISBN: 9783839463963