Robra, B orcid.org/0000-0002-8650-8950, Heikkurinen, P and Nesterova, I (2020) Commons-based peer production for degrowth? - The case for eco-sufficiency in economic organisations. Sustainable Futures, 2. 100035. ISSN 2666-1888
Abstract
Degrowth advocates radical reduction in society's matter-energy throughput. Organisations have received little attention in this discourse. In the context of sustainability much emphasis has been put on the concept of eco-efficiency, disregarding the rebound effect. In contrast, eco-sufficiency emphasises producing and consuming enough. This article operationalises eco-sufficiency as an indicator for degrowth and focuses on how eco-sufficiency orientations manifest in a commons-based peer production organisation. The studied case of WindEmpowerment shows only marginal manifestations of eco-sufficiency in its orientation. Commons-based peer organisations must actively aim to reduce matter-energy throughput by adopting an eco-sufficiency orientation to fit degrowth.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. |
Keywords: | Degrowth; Digital commons; Peer production; Commons-based peer production; Eco-sufficiency; Sustainable organisations; Alternative modes of organisation |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 10 Aug 2020 14:40 |
Last Modified: | 10 Aug 2020 14:40 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.sftr.2020.100035 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:164208 |
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