Exploratory study of the integrations of low-tech approaches for sustainability in industrial contexts
Burckard, Emile (1,2); Bauer, Tom (1,2,3); Reyes, Tatiana (1,2,4); Aoussat, Améziane (5)
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Year:
2026
Editor:
Štorga, M.; Škec, S.; Martinec, T.; Marjanović, D.; Pavković, N.
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DESIGN
Institution:
1: Université de Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, I2M, UMR 5295, France; 2: Arts et Metiers Institute of Technology, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, I2M, UMR 5295, France; 3: UTOPII, CNRS, AMU, ENSAM, ENPC, INSA Lyon, Sorbonne Université, France; 4: Research Unit InSyTE, University of Technology of Troyes, France; 5: Arts et Métiers Institute of Technology, LCPI, France
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2621-2630
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ISSN:
2732-527X (Online)
Abstract:
Low-tech approaches and practices have developed in recent years, both as a model of strong sustainability in a context of polycrisis, and as an alternative technological discourse opposed to the prevailing techno-solutionism. Various organisations have drawn inspiration from them for the transition or redirection of their system. This article refers to this as "integration of low-tech approaches". It provides an overview of such integrations in industries through the study of seven cases. Then, it discusses the challenges of their definition, which underpin their sustainability potential.
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