scholarly journals A Model for Organizing and Analyzing Integration of Environmental Concerns in Product Design and Re-Design

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Søgaard Jørgensen
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Chemical Exposure ◽  
Environmental Concerns ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Environmental Innovation ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Waste Handling ◽  
Innovation Processes ◽  
Material Extraction

Based on examples from research and innovation within nanotechnology, housing, bioenergy, and clothing the complexity of environmental innovation is discussed. A model for a more holistic approach to environmental innovation, which can be used both as part of innovation processes and for analyses of previous innovation processes, is developed. The approach is based on: 1) A scenario perspective on environmental aspects and impacts which implies a focus on the future roles of a product, its users and the surrounding society as imagined by the designers in their considerations about the problems addressed by the product and the solution it is offering. 2) A system’s perspective which implies a focus on the system, which a product is part of, including the need for supporting infrastructures like stakeholder training, waste management etc. 3) A lifecycle perspective to environmental aspects and impacts in order not only to capture environmental aspects from cradle to grave, e.g. related to material extraction and refining, chemical exposure during manufacturing, use and waste handling. 4) A governance perspective on management of environmental aspects and impacts, both in relation to the legitimacy of the environmental problems addressed and the solutions ‘offered’ by the product.

eu Policy and Law Regarding Railways and the Environment

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-45
Author(s):  
Ludwig Krämer
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Short Description ◽  
Environmental Concerns ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Transport Networks ◽  
Technical Standards ◽  
Environment Friendly ◽  
Railway Freight ◽  
Planning And Operation

For decades, railway issues were considered, in Europe, as being almost entirely in the responsibility of the Member States. This history is even reflected in the present eu approach on railway issues which has, as one of its political priorities, the objective to ensure the interoperability of national legal and technical standards all over the eu. The development of trans-European transport networks, the upcoming of high-speed transboundary trains and the internationalisation of railway freight transport which are of relative recent date, all contribute to the greater awareness of railway impacts on the environment. Policies can no longer promote railways with the argument that rail is the most environment-friendly means of transport, but are more and more obliged to take into consideration, during the planning and operation of railways, local, provincial and regional environmental concerns. The contribution passes in review the most relevant environmental concerns with regard to railways. After a short description of the regulatory frame, the different environmental aspects of railways – land use, nature conservation, noise, water, air pollution, and waste management – are discussed. Some concluding remarks follow.

STRATEGIC PLANNING OF FUTURE PRODUCTS WITH PRODUCT SCENARIOS

2010 ◽  
Vol 07 (03) ◽  
pp. 237-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
VOLKER GRIENITZ ◽  
VOLKER BLUME
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Evolutionary Algorithms ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Managerial Decision ◽  
Managerial Decision Making ◽  
Manufacturing Resources ◽  
Technology Strategies ◽  
Innovation Processes

Manufacturing based corporations often find themselves confronted with complexities of increased pressures to innovate in order to ensure their comparative market positions. In order to react to various exogenous changes corporations need to develop strategies that match their manufacturing resources as well as products with the markets requirements. Product scenarios represent a holistic approach for managing innovation processes and technologies efficiently. The analysis through evolutionary algorithms for compatibility between and amongst the product structure segments provides the necessary information about their suitability. The resulting scenarios, roadmaps and regular monitoring processes are prerequisite for the managerial decision making process and the implementation of product and technology strategies.

scholarly journals Responsible Research and Innovation: an opportunity to develop creative skills at Higher Education

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mar Carrió ◽  
Gemma Rodríguez ◽  
Núria Saladié ◽  
Gema Revuelta ◽  
Clara Vizuete ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Summer School ◽  
Responsible Research And Innovation ◽  
Democratic Process ◽  
Pedagogical Approach ◽  
Inquiry Based Learning ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Professional Success ◽  
Transformative Potential ◽  
Responsible Research ◽  
Innovation Processes

During the last decades, research and innovation have experienced a revolution that has lead to new challenge, and creativity has been identified as a main skill for professional success. In this context, not only concerns about involving society in research and innovation processes have been increasing but also to make this process responsible. Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) has been defined as the approach for making research and innovation a collaborative, intergenerational and democratic process. The HEIRRI project aims to integrate RRI at all stages of education with the creation of different programs in Higher Eduaction. The aim of this study is assess how creativity has been developed in an RRI framework in the HEIRRI Summer School programme troughout an Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) approach. On the basis of the results, this paper highlights that the IBL approach, but also the RRI framework foster creativity development in a research proposal design but also that have an impact on how researchers’ perceive their profession. This paper concludes that integral elements of this pedagogical approach and RRI, such as discussion, multidisciplinarity and including different voices and perspectives are main ingredients to promote creativity in research and innovation processes and have a transformative potential.

The European Environmental Security Agenda

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-104
Author(s):  
Dimitrios Kantemnidis
Keyword(s):  
National Security ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
The United States ◽  
Environmental Security ◽  
Environmental Concerns ◽  
European Security ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Security Community ◽  
The Many ◽  
First Time

Environmental security was established academically in the early 1980s in the United States. The threat of environmental issues to national security has been the dominant approach among the many distinct interpretations. In 2008, environmental concerns, particularly climate change, were addressed for the first time in the context of EU security. The European security community frequently considers environmental aspects; however, this is usually limited to a strategic level before moving to implementation. In this article, we illustrate how environmental security has evolved, how it has permeated the European security community, and how it might advance further to secure the security of European citizens better.

Determining factors of environmental education in Spanish universities

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Larrán ◽  
Javier Andrades
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Vertical Integration ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Political Orientation ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Web Content ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Determining Factors ◽  
Spanish Universities

Purpose – This study aims to analyze the main factors that might determine the extent to which Spanish organizational management educators use environmental stand-alone subjects to equip students with alternative views of business. To give a more qualitative study, this paper also provides a more detailed curriculum analysis from a double point of view: first, the authors analyze the environmental integration in curricula by means of the presence of environmental embedded subjects. On the other hand, the authors analyze the main environmental topics covered by curriculum of Spanish universities. Design/methodology/approach – A Web content analysis and non-parametric mean comparison statistics of the curricula of undergraduate degrees at all universities in Spain was conducted. Findings – One of the main conclusions of this paper is that public universities in Spain are more likely to require an environmental course than private universities. Other factors, such as size, political orientation or chairs/research institutes are not statistically explanatory of environmental education. Another important finding is that environmental training in management courses offered by Spanish universities is still relatively underdeveloped. Comparatively, the authors found that the most common method of teaching environmental issues in Spain is by means of embedded subjects (horizontal integration) in comparison with stand-alone subjects (vertical integration) as a response of the necessity of providing a systemic and holistic approach toward environmental aspects. From this perspective, the main topics covered in curriculum are environmental management, sustainable tourism, environmental economy or environmental impact. Originality/value – There is a lack of empirical research focuses on analyzing determinant factors to environmental education in management undergraduate curricula of Spanish universities. Indeed, most of previous studies provide a descriptive review of environmental courses in management education.

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