Technocene

The term Technocene has emerged as one of several alternative framings of the Anthropocene, alongside notions such as the Capitalocene or Plutocene. It emphasizes technology—not humanity per se—as the dominant geological and ecological force shaping the planet. From fossil-fuel infrastructures to geoengineering proposals, the Technocene highlights how technological systems organize both environmental degradation and potential mitigation. Critics note that this framing risks reproducing technocratic, solutionist logics by privileging technical fixes over systemic social and political change. Yet, as a critical narrative, the Technocene exposes the scale of planetary dependence on technological mediation and the deep entanglement between human futures and technological trajectories. For landscape and urban design, it invites reflection on whether design can resist or inevitably reproduces the technological domination of ecosystems.

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