CORDIS Project
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This project investigates the 'right to repair' electronic devices, addressing the social and ecological impacts of planned obsolescence. It aims to map controversies among stakeholders and analyze how these debates can support a transition to a more sustainable society.
The need to continuously stimulate consumer demand within saturated capitalist markets has driven manufacturers of electronic equipment to adopt dubious marketing practices associated with planned obsolescence (e.g. they might artificially shorten the lifespan of their products, downplay issues of durability and maintenance during the design stage, and on).
The social and ecological costs of these trends are enormous, and the world is currently on track to produce 74 million tonnes of e-waste by…
UNIVERSIDAD DE VIGO
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United Kingdom, COVENTRY
Type: University / higher education
Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
SME: No
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