Francesca Van Daele

Francesca Van Daele has degrees in Audiovisual Arts and Political Sciences. She also works as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator.

Free 54 in Brussels

Strategies for Cultural Change: Degrowth and the Use of Space

Henri Lefebvre, a French philosopher from the 20th century, argues that if ideas or values are not physically implemented in space, they become mere fantasies. As such, if degrowth wishes to prevail, it has to leave its mark on space, just as consumerism has successfully done. This article considers ideas of creating space and human-nature connectedness, which in combination, seem to be a perfect match in forming a strategy for degrowth.

February 20, 2020