Impact Trust • Working glossary
Dematerialisation
Systematically reducing the material and energy inputs needed to provide a given level of wellbeing – doing more with less, or providing the same service with dramatically fewer physical resources.
Details
Context introduced
Kirsten framed this as ‘one of the biggest innovation design challenges we have.’ For humanitarian contexts: how do you rebuild lives with 95% less material? The answer may come from informal settlements and grassroots communities, not European R&D labs.
Source
Ecological economics, circular economy, Climate-KIC
Source / First Appears In
Risk & Risk Perception TDT session
Authors
Impact Trust team
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