This book builds on the idea that peer-to-peer infrastructures are gradually becoming the
general conditions of work, economy, and society. Using a four-scenario approach, the …

Recent research and initiatives increasingly propose a new approach, based on distributed
plastic recycling for open-source (OS) 3D printing technologies, as a way to deal with the …

This study reports on the results of a systematic literature review on 'open design'in
academic fields including and beyond design and HCI. The review investigates how studies …

The emerging discussion about the sustainability potential of distributed production is the
starting point for this paper. The focus is on the “design global, manufacture local” model …

This article aims to contribute to the ongoing dialogue on post-capitalist construction by
exploring the contours of a commons-oriented productive model. On the basis of this model …

This paper strives to provide a theoretical study for energy production and distribution. We
thus examine and discuss the evolution of energy systems technologies and their impact on …

Privately-owned, state-owned and public-private renewable energy (RE) projects are
increasingly criticized by social scientists. They can involve dispossessions, management …

Collective and citizen-driven activities for energy transition have been thriving globally in
recent decades. Community energy innovation (CEI) developed through hands-on …

Through the case of the RepRap-based, Lego-built three-dimensional (3D) printing-milling
machine, this paper sets out to discuss and illustrate two points: First, on a theoretical level …

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 …