Environmental and climate issues pose a huge ethical challenge. The production of technology and our consumption behaviour are a key factor. Can technology become sustainable? This requires thinking and acting differently. How can we work towards a circular economy? Should we strive for degrowth? How do we bring nature-humanity-technology back into balance?
Key research themes
- Nature-humanity-technology in balance: How do we ensure that technology does not become a wedge between humans and nature?
- Economy, sustainability and technology: Ethical reflection on innovation and multiple values, circular economy, degrowth and green growth.
- Thinking and acting sustainably: How do we achieve a culture change, can we think and act differently and where do we find the motivation to change?
Value-driven research by Cirkelregio de Achterhoek
Circular Economy is an important topic for our research group. This is why we work together with Cirkelregio de Achterhoek, the knowledge centre for circular construction, for government, entrepreneurs and social organisations.
Together with Dyon Temming, owner of Buitenburo, we researched the values and intrinsic motivation of partners to join Cirkelregio de Achterhoek. We then advise on how Cirkelregio can respond to these values.
Knowledge institutes & partners
