degrowth
Intentional economic shrinking
Degrowth is a political and economic framework advocating planned reduction of production and consumption to achieve ecological sustainability and social well-being.
It challenges the assumption that economic growth is necessary or desirable, arguing that endless expansion is incompatible with finite planetary resources.
Degrowth advocates call for shorter work weeks and localized economies.
The concept emerged from European environmental movements and remains controversial in mainstream economics.
Condition of constant balance
- anti-consumerismOpposition to excessive acquisition
- localizationAdapting for specific markets
- bioregionalismOrganizing society around ecosystems
- ecovillageIntentional sustainable residential community
conviviality · commons · solidarity · cooperatives · participatory · dematerialization · transition · downscaling
Economical resource management
- downshiftingLowering gear or pace
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
- anticonsumerismOpposition to excessive buying
- slow livingIntentional deceleration of daily life
self-sufficiency · simple living · intentional community · work-life balance · unplugging · handmade · DIY · homesteading
Capable of restoration
- circular economyRegenerative resource management model
- zero-wasteNo garbage produced
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
- compostingDecomposing organic matter deliberately
upcycling · recycling · solar · wind · organic · low-impact · regenerative · cradle-to-cradle
Earth's safe operating thresholds
- overshootGo beyond intended point
- carrying capacityPopulation an environment sustains
- ecological footprintMeasure of resource demand
- resource depletionExhausting available materials gradually
biodiversity · conservation · rewilding · restoration · regeneration · pollution · extraction · emissions
Preoccupation with acquiring goods
- commodificationTransforming into sellable goods
- overconsumptionExcessive use of resources
- affluenzaMaterialism's emotional cost
- planned obsolescenceDeliberately shortened product lifespan
throwaway culture · neoliberalism · corporatism · exploitation · inequality · colonialism · climate justice
Processing rate over time
- externalitiesUncompensated effects on others
- decouplingRemoval of interdependence
- basic incomeUnconditional regular payment
- rebalancingRestoring proper proportions
steady-state
Condition of constant balance
- anti-consumerismOpposition to excessive acquisition
- localizationAdapting for specific markets
- bioregionalismOrganizing society around ecosystems
ecovillage · conviviality · commons · solidarity · cooperatives · participatory · dematerialization · transition · downscaling · resilience
frugality
Economical resource management
- downshiftingLowering gear or pace
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
- anticonsumerismOpposition to excessive buying
slow living · self-sufficiency · simple living · intentional community · work-life balance · unplugging · handmade · DIY · homesteading · car-free
renewable
Capable of restoration
- circular economyRegenerative resource management model
- zero-wasteNo garbage produced
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
composting · upcycling · recycling · solar · wind · organic · low-impact · regenerative · cradle-to-cradle · closed-loop
planetary boundaries
Earth's safe operating thresholds
- overshootGo beyond intended point
- carrying capacityPopulation an environment sustains
- ecological footprintMeasure of resource demand
resource depletion · biodiversity · conservation · rewilding · restoration · regeneration · pollution · extraction · emissions · climate
consumerism
Preoccupation with acquiring goods
- commodificationTransforming into sellable goods
- overconsumptionExcessive use of resources
- affluenzaMaterialism's emotional cost
planned obsolescence · throwaway culture · neoliberalism · corporatism · exploitation · inequality · colonialism · climate justice
throughput
Processing rate over time
- externalitiesUncompensated effects on others
- decouplingRemoval of interdependence
- basic incomeUnconditional regular payment
rebalancing · deleveraging · deindustrialization · disinvestment
degrowtheconomic growth
Sustained output increase
growth · GDP growth · expansion · hypergrowth · development
degrowthconsumerism
Preoccupation with acquiring goods
hyperconsumption · overconsumption · mass consumption · materialism · affluence
degrowthneoliberalism
Pro-market, anti-regulation ideology
hypercapitalism · consumerism · green growth · accelerationism · industrial capitalism
grow, growth, growing, grown, grows, outgrowth, undergrowth, overgrowth, regrow