Current Research and Future Possibilities
Buch, Englisch, 396 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 643 g
ISBN: 978-981-10-8071-5
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore
This book focuses on different sustainable products and services, such as electrical vehicles, green buildings, and biophilic and biomimetic systems, at multiple hierarchical levels within its chapters. The authors reflect on individual, organisational, governmental, political, and moral considerations of how Human Factor Ergonomics can build a sustainable future. This book is a must-read for anyone concerned with environmental issues and sustainability.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
Weitere Infos & Material
1. Introduction.- 2. A Sustainable System-of-Systems Approach: Identifying the Important Boundaries for a Target System in Human Factors and Ergonomics.- 3. Defining Sustainable and “Decent” Work for Human Factors and Ergonomics.- 4. Human Factors Issues in Responsible Computer Consumption.- 5. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Interactions with Sustainable Appliances and Devices.- 6. Human Factors and Ergonomics in the Individual Adoption and Use of Electric Vehicles.- 7. HFE in Biophilic Design: Human Connections with Nature.- 8. Building Sustainable Organisations: Contributions of Activity-Centred Ergonomics and the Psychodynamics of Work.- 9. Green Buildings: The Role of HFE.- 10. Human Factors and Ergonomics: Contribution to Sustainability and Decent Work in Global Supply Chains. 11. Natural Resource Use, Institutions, and Green Ergonomics.- 12. Examining the Challenges of Responsible Consumption in an Emerging Market.- 13. Promoting Green Technology Financing: Political Will and Information Asymmetries.- 14. Lives We Have Reason to Value.- 15. Ergonomics and Human Factors for a Sustainable Future: Suggestions for a Way Forward.