Repair, do-it-yourself and circular economy : alternative practices for sustainable consumption

Repair, do-it-yourself and circular economy : alternative practices for sustainable consumption / Michael Jonas, Sebastian Nessel, Nina Tröger, editors.

Repair & Do-It-Yourself activities on the one hand and discussions about the circular economy on the other hand are currently regarded as promising examples of how current modes of consumption and production can be reorganized and redesigned in the sense of a sustainable society. This volume dis...

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Other Authors: Jonas, Michael (Editor), Nessel, Sebastian (Editor), Tröger, Nina (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
German
Published: Wiesbaden : Springer VS, [2023]
Subjects:
Circular economy.
Repairing > Economic aspects.
Do-it-yourself work > Economic aspects.
Circular economy
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • About the Authors
  • Repair, Do-It-Yourself, Use for a Longer Period of Time
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Repair Cafés, Maker Spaces and Social Movements of Do-It-Yourself and Repairing
  • 3 Societal Contexts, Product Life Cycles, Historical Development and the Discussion About the Prosumer
  • 4 Do-It-Yourself and Repair as Components of a Circular Economy?
  • 5 Do-It-Yourself, Repair and Circular Economy - Approaches and Perspectives
  • References
  • How Much Consumption Is Still In Prosumption?
  • 1 Prosumption Everywhere! Consumption Nowhere?
  • 2 What Is the Difference Between Consumption and Prosumption? The Ready-Made Status of Goods and Services
  • 3 Is Leisure ('Muße') the Real Mystery of Modern Consumption?
  • References
  • Do-It-Yourself and the Order of Economy and Society
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Prosuming - A Supply Strategy of the Consumer Age
  • 3 Disciplining and Emancipation
  • 4 Market and Market Avoidance
  • 5 Inclusion and Exclusion
  • 6 Rethinking Consumption - With History
  • References
  • About the Way We Deal with Things
  • 1 Introduction and Problem Definition
  • 2 Terminology in Dealing with Things
  • 3 The Handling of Things in the Course of History
  • 4 Forms and Problems of Dealing with Things Today
  • 5 Aspects of a Sustainable Way of Dealing with Things
  • References
  • A Norwegian Circular Economy?
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 From Ethics to Visions and Imaginaries
  • 3 Circular Economy: An Emerging Sociotechnical Imaginary?
  • 4 Background: Norway and Future in Our Hand's Early Consumption Critique
  • 5 Case Overview
  • 5.1 Case 1: "Reduced Consumption Through Increased Reuse, Repair and Redesign"
  • 5.2 Case 2: 'Reimagining' Public Libraries
  • 6 Norwegian Vanguard Visions of Circularity?
  • References
  • "Doing Value": How Practices of Assigning Meaning Influence the Usetime of Devices
  • 1 The Socio-ecological Relevance of Long Usetimes of Electronic Devices
  • 2 Theoretical Foundation
  • 2.1 Research on Usetime of Electronic Devices
  • 2.2 Usetime from a Practical Theory Perspective
  • 2.3 Conception of Device Valuations
  • 3 Methodological Design
  • 4 The Model "Doing Value"
  • 4.1 Multidimensionality of Usetime
  • 4.2 Characterisation of Value Assignments
  • 4.3 Sequence of the Phases of Use
  • 4.4 Device Replacement
  • 5 Possibilities of Applicability of the Model
  • 5.1 Recommendations for the Promotion of Long Usetimes
  • 5.2 Focus on Mobile Phones
  • 5.3 Focus Washing Machine
  • 6 Conclusion
  • References
  • Incentives, Guarantees, Prohibitions? Consumer Policy Measures to Promote Sustainable Products and Their Support by Consumers
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Survey Method and Sample
  • 3 Results
  • 3.1 Approval of Consumer Policy Measures
  • 3.2 Modelling Attitudes Towards Consumption Policies
  • 3.3 Consumption Policy Types
  • 4 Summary and Conclusion
  • References

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