Vezzoli / Manzini Design for Environmental Sustainability
Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-1-84800-163-3
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Web PDF
Reihe: Engineering (R0)
ISBN: 978-1-84800-163-3
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
“Design for Environmental Sustainability” 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. The book offers an organic vision of methodologies, tools and strategies for the integration of environmental requirements into product development. Possible strategies and design guidelines are highlighted, accompanied by a large selection of high-quality environmentally-aware product design case studies. “Design for Environmental Sustainability” is an important text for all students, designers and design engineers interested in product development processes.
Zielgruppe
Graduate
Autoren/Hrsg.
Weitere Infos & Material
Frame of Reference.- Sustainability and Discontinuity.- Products, Contexts and Capacities.- A Social Learning Process.- Design for Environmental Sustainability.- Life Cycle Design.- Minimising Resource Consumption.- Selecting Low Impact Resources and Processes.- Product Lifetime Optimisation.- Extending the Lifespan of Materials.- Facilitating Disassembly.- System Design for Eco-efficiency.- Methods and Support Tools for Environmental Sustainability Analysis and Design.- Environmental Complexity and Designing Activity.- Estimating the Environmental Impact of Products: Life Cycle Assessment.- Environmentally Sustainable Design-orienting Tools.- The Roadmap and the State of the Art.- Evolution of Sustainability in Design Research and Practice.
