The Age of Low Tech, by Philippe Bihouix

Visions of a sustainable future are dominated by visions of technology – more and better technologies, transformative machines and smart systems. But there have always been those who take a more sceptical view, and who hold that “there is no product or service more ecologically sound, resource efficient or recyclable than the one we do not use.” Their voices tend to be quieter, since by definition they have nothing to sell.

Here’s one that’s sneaked through, a treatise on a low-technolo...