Durable Economies : Organizing the Material Foundations of Society

Durable Economies Organizing the Material Foundations of Society

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Jaeger-Erben, Melanie (-)
Otros Autores: Wieser, Harald, Marwede, Max, Hofmann, Florian
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bielefeld : transcript 2023.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Arbeit und Organisation
Materias:
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.
Circular Economy.
Durable Goods.
Economic Sociology.
Economy.
Obsolescence.
Repair.
Sociology of Technology.
Sociology of Work and Industry.
Sociology.
Sustainability.
Technology.
Work.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009781185206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Editorial
  • Contents
  • 1. Durable economies: towards a new research programme
  • 2. Mitigating durable bads: trichloroethylene contamination in Silicon Valley
  • 3. Doing business with durables
  • 4. Curating information for durability
  • 5. Durability and retail
  • 6. Valuing electronic devices? User narratives and their role for durability
  • 7. Regulation with a lasting impact? Policies for product durability
  • 8. Scalability and durability, or: is modular the new durable? The case of smartphones
  • 9. Organising durable economies for environmental sustainability
  • List of contributors

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