Design for Sustainability

A Practical Approach

AvTracy Bhamra,Vicky Lofthouse

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

Design for Sustainability is a practical approach to design which focuses on the challenges and issues faced by those designing consumer products in the 21st Century. It is written from a design perspective and aimed at both professional and student industrial and product designers, and those involved in managing design. The book begins by summarising the historical and current issues of the environmental debate in the context of sustainable product development, highlighting the benefits gained from considering the impact on the environment and issues of sustainability when designing. The authors answer the questions: What is sustainable product development and why is it important? What are the main drivers of sustainable product development? They explain how design can help to control human impact on the environment by not only minimising pollution, waste, energy use and use of scarce resources, but also by thinking outside the box to create systems and services that can reduce the number of products manufactured. The aim is to put sustainable development within a commercial context and introduce a new focus for design. Design for Sustainability outlines and assesses the methods, tools and techniques available to designers, both for design innovation and design improvement. A wide range of case studies are presented across a number of product sectors including electrical goods, IT and furniture. Initially they demonstrate product improvement and redesign, examples include those that reduce waste, pollution and energy consumption, designing for recycling and reuse of parts. Further examples are then provided exemplifying the more radical approach of system and service design. The final section takes the reader through a whole sustainable design project from start to finish, from brief to manufacture. References and sources of information are also included.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-12-21
Mått:174 x 246 x 20 mm
Vikt:512 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Design for Social Responsibility
Antal sidor:202
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780566087042

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Tracy Bhamra is Reader in Sustainable Design in the Department of Design and Technology at Loughborough University. After initially having a background in manufacturing engineering she has been researching in the field of sustainable design since 1992. Vicky Lofthouse lectures in the Department of Design and Technology at Loughborough University. After training as an industrial designer at Loughborough she worked as a designer consultant for Johnson Haigh Rogers and then specialised in sustainable design at Cranfield University. The authors' research and consultancy work has influenced a broad spectrum of sectors including electronic and electrical, automotive, textiles and clothing, and packaging.

Recensioner i media

’This book is well worth reading and provides a good source of reference for industrial and product design practitioners.’ Mark Hadfield, The International Journal of Sustainable Engineering ’The book is written in a most accessible language. The didactical approach makes the reader feel that teachers, trainers and consultants hold the pen. The book is functionally illustrated with photographs and drawings. Each chapter provides a conclusion and a reference list, mainly covering the period of the late 1990s until the first decade of the new millennium. This is one of the signs showing this book is a revised edition of the 2007 publication on the same subject. ... In summary, this book is an essential reference for designers, in particular those aiming at contributing to a more sustainable world. At the same time, it offers most inspiring reading for decision makers and consultants of government and business in the sector. It is most useful for students of (management of) design, product development, and marketing. The book is not a stand alone event. It is part of the outstanding Gower series on Design for social responsibility. This series published volumes for all those interested in design issues going beyond profit and including, among others, green consumption and ethics. The series, which includes design publications on health care and project management, is also excellent from a concept and format point of view.’ International Journal of Environment and Pollution, vol. 56, 2014

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Introduction to Sustainable Development; Chapter 3 Business and Sustainable Development; Chapter 4 A New Design Focus; Chapter 5 Methods and Tools for Design for Sustainability; Chapter 6 Case Studies of Product Improvement and Redesign; Chapter 7 Systems and Services – Looking to the Future; Chapter 8 Case Studies of Systems and Services; Chapter 9 Doing a Sustainable Industrial Design Project;