| Title |
The living as inspiration to rebuild innovation, economy and democratic consistency |
| ID_Doc |
29778 |
| Authors |
Browaeys, D |
| Title |
The living as inspiration to rebuild innovation, economy and democratic consistency |
| Year |
2015 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1051/shsconf/20152102002 |
| Abstract |
Innovation with living organisms is strategic for several reasons. The search for sustainable solutions (with lower carbon footprint, waste recycling, circular economy, industrial ecology) leads to a massive use of biomass (animal or vegetal). This biobased economy, replacing "materials from oil" by "biobased material" contains the seeds of the best and the worst. If the natural resources, albeit renewable, are considered as stocks (however exhaustible) they may be gradually destroyed. Conversely, the natural capital can be recognized as a potential source of all regeneration. Primers of this recognition, new practices are inspired by organic life with internal tensions and show alternative ways to innovate. Researchers or engineers explore ecosystem strategies (symbioses for example) or biomimetics and test frugal or agile approaches building on users or makers. These practices "connected to the living" are now facing old postures focused on mastering processes or exceeding the living toward the posthuman. The biobased economy confronts us our deepest dilemmas: think progress as an exit from the biological condition or feed a new technical imaginary leveraging the symbolic power of the living. |
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| Index Keywords |
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| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Social Science & Humanities (CPCI-SSH) |
| EID |
WOS:000374118000008 |
| WoS Category |
Education & Educational Research |
| Research Area |
Education & Educational Research |
| PDF |
https://www.shs-conferences.org/articles/shsconf/pdf/2015/08/shsconf_vv2015_02002.pdf
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