Social and Ecological Limits
Marín-Beltrán, I., Demaria, F., Ofelio, C., Serra, L. M., Turiel, A., Ripple, W. J., Mukul, S. A., & Costa, M. C. (2021). Scientists’ warning against the society of waste. Science of The Total Environment, 151359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151359
Millward-Hopkins, J., Steinberger, J. K., Rao, N. D., & Oswald, Y. (2020). Providing decent living with minimum energy: A global scenario. Global Environmental Change, 65, 102168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2020.102168
O’Neill, D. W., Fanning, A. L., Lamb, W. F., & Steinberger, J. K. (2018). A good life for all within planetary boundaries. Nature Sustainability, 1(2), 88–95. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-018-0021-4
Fanning, A. L., & Raworth, K. (2025). Doughnut of social and planetary boundaries monitors a world out of balance. Nature, 646(8083), 47–56. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09385-1
Vogel, J., Steinberger, J. K., O’Neill, D. W., Lamb, W. F., & Krishnakumar, J. (2021). Socio-economic conditions for satisfying human needs at low energy use: An international analysis of social provisioning. Global Environmental Change, 69, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102287
Wiedmann, T., Lenzen, M., Keyßer, L. T., & Steinberger, J. K. (2020). Scientists’ warning on affluence. Nature Communications, 11(1), 3107. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16941-y
Growth Dependencies
Corlet Walker, C., & Jackson, T. (2021). Tackling growth dependency. The case of adult social care. CUSP Working Paper, 28. https://www.cusp.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/WP-28-Tackling-Growth-Dependency-final.pdf
Driouich, R., & Kallis, G. (2025). Sustaining power through economic growth: A Régulation theory of growth dependence. Ecological Economics, 235, 108640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2025.108640
Petschow, U., aus dem Moore, N., Hofmann, D., Pissarskoi, E., & Lange, S. (2022). Cornerstones and positions of a precautionary post-growth economy. The end of the growth-based model of prosperity. In B. Lange, M. Hülz, B. Schmid, & C. Schulz (Eds.), Post-Growth Geographies. Spatial Relations of Diverse and Alternative Economies (pp. 323–346). Transcript.
Richters, O. & Siemoneit, A. (2019). Growth imperatives: Substantiating a contested concept. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 51, 126–137. doi:10.1016/j.strueco.2019.07.012
Municipalities Beyond GDP
Crisp, R., Waite, D., Green, A., Hughes, C., Lupton, R., MacKinnon, D., & Pike, A. (2024). ‘Beyond GDP’ in cities: Assessing alternative approaches to urban economic development. Urban Studies, 61(7), 1209–1229. https://doi.org/10.1177/00420980231187884
Durrant, D., Marjanović, M., & Rydin, Y. (2025). Post-Growth Planning. Built Environment, 51(1), 5–15. https://doi.org/10.2148/benv.51.1.5
Kaika, M., Varvarousis, A., Demaria, F., & March, H. (2023). Urbanizing degrowth: Five steps towards a Radical Spatial Degrowth Agenda for planning in the face of climate emergency. Urban Studies, 60(7), 1191–1211. https://doi.org/10.1177/00420980231162234
Krähmer, K. (2022). Degrowth and the city: Multiscalar strategies for the socio-ecological transformation of space and place. City, 26(2–3), 316–345. https://doi.org/10.1080/13604813.2022.2035969
Savini, F., Ferreira, A., & von Schönfeld, K. C. (2022). Post-Growth Planning: Cities Beyond the Market Economy (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003160984
Savini, F. (2024a). Post-Growth, Degrowth, the Doughnut, and Circular Economy: A Short Guide for Policymakers. Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, 2(2), 113–123. https://doi.org/10.3138/jccpe-2023-0004
Savini, F. (2024b). Strategic planning for degrowth: What, who, how. Planning Theory, 14730952241258693. https://doi.org/10.1177/14730952241258693
Schmid, B. (2023). Post-growth municipalism: Exploring the scalar constitution, strategic relevance, and legal viability of the municipal scale for tackling growth dependencies. Local Environment, 28(8), 1008–1025. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2023.2184780
Schmid, B. (2022). What about the City? Towards an Urban Post-Growth Research Agenda. Sustainability, 14(19), 11926. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141911926
Post Growth
Jackson, T. (2021). Post growth: Life after capitalism. Polity.
Kallis, G., Hickel, J., O’Neill, D. W., Jackson, T., Victor, P. A., Raworth, K., Schor, J. B., Steinberger, J. K., & Ürge-Vorsatz, D. (2025). Post-growth: The science of wellbeing within planetary boundaries. The Lancet Planetary Health, 9(1), e62–e78. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(24)00310-3
Lange, B., Hülz, M., Schmid, B., & Schulz, C. (2022). Post-Growth Geographies. Spatial Relations of Diverse and Alternative Economies. Transcript.
Nelson, A. (Ed.) (2025). Routledge Handbook of Degrowth (1st ed.). Routledge.
Schmelzer, M., Vansintjan, A., & Vetter, A. (2022). The future is degrowth: A guide to a world beyond capitalism. Verso.
Sufficiency and Post-Growth Policy
Fitzpatrick, N., Parrique, T., & Cosme, I. (2022). Exploring degrowth policy proposals: A systematic mapping with thematic synthesis. Journal of Cleaner Production, 132764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.132764
Iten, T., Seidl, I., & Pütz, M. (2024). Sufficiency policy: A definition, conceptual framework, and application to municipalities. Sustainability Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-024-01534-1
