*Thematic Book Series: How to Build a Low-tech Internet?*
/We have launched the first volume in a new series of books opening up
Low-tech Magazine’s archive by theme./
Written by Kris De Decker
We have launched a new series of books opening up Low-tech Magazine’s
archive by theme. The first volume collects all articles on digital
technology and is available in our bookstore
<https://lulu.com/shop/roel-roscam-abbing-and-marie-otsuka-and-kris-de-decker/how-to-build-a-low-tech-internet/paperback/product-9yq8v7.html?q=&page=1&pageSize=4>.
We were told that the internet would dematerialize society and decrease
energy use. Contrary to this projection, it has become a massive
infrastructure and a rapidly growing energy consumer. In this series of
articles, Low-tech Magazine examines the reasons behind the
ever-expanding resource use of digital communication and what we can do
about it. The internet isn’t an autonomous being. Its growing energy use
results from decisions made by software developers, web designers,
marketeers, publishers, and internet users. By placing communications in
a historical context and with the development of its lightweight,
off-the-grid, and solar powered website, Low-tech Magazine challenges
our high-tech approach to sustainability and highlights the
possibilities of alternative solutions.
Table of contents:
https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2023/08/thematic-books-series/
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