Design for Environmental Sustainability

2. Printing.
ISBN: 978-1-84800-162-6
Verlag: Springer London Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 1390 g

This volume is a technical and operative contribution to the United Nations "Decade on Education for Sustainable Development" (2005-2014), aiding the development of a new generation of designers, responsible and able in the task of designing environmentally sustainable products. The book provides a comprehensive framework and a practical tool to support the design process. This is an important text for those interested in the product development processes.

Zielgruppe

Graduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vezzoli, Carlo

Vezzoli, Carlo Arnaldo

Manzini, Ezio

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Design Produktdesign, Industriedesign
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Konstruktionslehre und -technik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umwelttechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Maschinenbau
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Produktionstechnik Werkzeugbau
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Sustainability and Discontinuity Products, Contexts and Capacities A Social Learning Process Life Cycle Design Minimising Resource Consumption Select Low Impact Resources and Processes Product Lifetime Optimisation Extending the Lifespan of Materials Facilitating Disassembly System Design for Eco-efficiency Environmental Complexity and Design Activity Estimating Environmental Impact of Products: Life Cycle Assessment Environmentally Sustainable Design-orientated Tools Evolution of Sustainability in Design Research and Practice