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People often believe that we can overcome the profound environmental and climate crises we face by smart systems, green innovations and more recycling. However, the quest for complex technological solutions, which rely on increasingly exotic and scarce materials, makes this unlikely. A best-seller in France, this English language edition introduces readers to an alternative perspective on how we should be marshalling our resources to preserve the planet and secure our future. Bihouix skilfully goes against the grain to argue that ‘high’ technology will not solve global problems and envisages a different approach to build a more resilient and sustainable society.

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Prologue ~ The mad dance of the shrimps; Part I ~ The rise and fall of ‘engineering miracle-workers’; Part II ~ The principles of simple technologies; Part III ~ Daily life in the era of simple technologies; Part IV ~ Is ‘transition’ possible?; Epilogue ~ A dream if there ever was one.

The Age of Low Tech: Towards a Technologically

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      Publisher Bristol University Press
      Published 21 October 2020
      ISBN-13 9781529213270
      978-1529213270
      ISBN-10 1529213274
      Also in:
      Ethical issues: scientific and medical developments Social and ethical issues Science & Nature Impact of science and technology on society

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      People often believe that we can overcome the profound environmental and climate crises we face by smart systems, green innovations and more recycling. However, the quest for complex technological solutions, which rely on increasingly exotic and scarce materials, makes this unlikely. A best-seller in France, this English language edition introduces readers to an alternative perspective on how we should be marshalling our resources to preserve the planet and secure our future. Bihouix skilfully goes against the grain to argue that ‘high’ technology will not solve global problems and envisages a different approach to build a more resilient and sustainable society.

      Table of Contents
      Prologue ~ The mad dance of the shrimps; Part I ~ The rise and fall of ‘engineering miracle-workers’; Part II ~ The principles of simple technologies; Part III ~ Daily life in the era of simple technologies; Part IV ~ Is ‘transition’ possible?; Epilogue ~ A dream if there ever was one.

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