scholarly journals The potential of design to build freedoms: a case study of design for sustainability in a scavengers association

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. e20200019
Author(s):  
Mariana Fonseca Braga ◽  
Eduardo Romeiro Filho
Keyword(s):  
Design For Sustainability

scholarly journals LANDSCAPE DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT: CASE STUDY OF TEHRAN AND HIS KAN RIVER

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilda Vagge ◽  
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Gioia Maddalena Gibelli ◽  
Alessio Gosetti Poli ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Landscape Design ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Design For Sustainability ◽  
Holistic Method

The authors, with the awareness that climate change affects and changes the landscape, wanted to investigate how these changes are occurring within the metropolitan area of Tehran. Trying to keep a holistic method that embraces different disciplines, reasoning from large scale to small scale, the authors tried to study the main problems related to water scarcity and loss of green spaces. Subsequently they dedicated themselves to the identification of the present and missing ecosystem services, so that they could be used in the best possible way as tools for subsequent design choices. From the analysis obtained, the authors have created a masterplan with the desire to ensure a specific natural capital, the welfare of ecosystem services, and at the same time suggest good water management practices. It becomes essential to add an ecological accounting to the economic accounting, giving dignity to the natural system and the ecosystem services that derive from it.

scholarly journals A Systemic Design Method to Approach Future Complex Scenarios and Research Towards Sustainability: A Holistic Diagnosis Tool

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (16) ◽  
pp. 4458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara Battistoni ◽  
Carolina Giraldo Nohra ◽  
Silvia Barbero
Keyword(s):  
Design Method ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Complex Environments ◽  
Sustainable Solutions ◽  
Problem Framing ◽  
Design For Sustainability ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Systemic Design

This article aims to frame the role of Systemic Design (SD) as an alternative design model for the future of design for sustainability, by defining and assessing a structured process to execute Holistic Diagnosis (HD), an innovative context framework. Taking as its background a deep understanding of the design for sustainability and systems thinking concepts that frame SD as a field where HD is rooted, multiple case-study analyses were performed. HD demonstrates its ability to overcome the design boundaries in different fields such as industrial production, local communities, and policy-making, thereby providing a more in-depth understanding of complex environments with an iterative process: assess, research, collect, visualize, and interpret. This framework is a relevant tool for designers to address problem framing in complex scenarios to obtain future sustainable solutions with an innovative and transdisciplinary approach, thereby promoting a horizontal dialogue among all involved components.

Comparing Standards and Policies for Sustainability in Tolerance Optimization

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Hoffenson ◽  
Rikard Söderberg
Keyword(s):  
Government Policies ◽  
Business Success ◽  
Economic Sustainability ◽  
Design Decisions ◽  
Simulation Tools ◽  
Automotive Body ◽  
Tolerance Optimization ◽  
Design For Sustainability ◽  
General Business

Design for sustainability often considers three potentially competing objectives in economic, ecological, and social sustainability. In general, business success hinges on economic sustainability, while ecological and social concerns are treated as secondary objectives for marketing or political purposes. Previous research has shown that there is a tradeoff among these sustainability objectives regarding design decisions that include tolerances and material choices, and different market- or policy-driven incentives may result in different optimal design decisions. This study presents and demonstrates an approach for evaluating legislative opportunities that may internalize ecological and social objectives into the economic objectives of product-developing firms, using the case study of an automotive body panel. Modeling and simulation tools from Computer Aided Tolerancing (CAT), Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), and design optimization are combined using a novel framework to show how sustainability-driven government policies such as taxation may influence design decisions and sustainability outcomes.

On Sustainability Assesment of Machining Processes

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Waqar Raza ◽  
Ibrahim Mostafa Deiab
Keyword(s):  
Material Removal ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Sustainable Manufacturing ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Energy Sustainability ◽  
Machining Processes ◽  
Design For Sustainability ◽  
User Friendly

There is an increased interest in sustainability assessment of manufacturing systems and processes because of the growing global interest in sustainable manufacturing practices. The current sustainability assessment models present a holistic approach, e.g. LCA, without much focus on process specific details. This paper uses a ‘XSI’ approach for defining sustainability indices (e.g. Energy Sustainability Index, ESI). These sustainability metrics can quantify machining processes in terms of impact on the environment and power consumption in a flexible manner, so that various material removal processes can be rated on a uniform scale. In addition, the concept of Normalization, with respect to the ‘feature-of-interest’ is introduced, thus presenting a flexible rating system in terms of process types (turning, milling etc.) and perspectives (material removal, quality etc.). A user-friendly calculator is developed, which converts a set of inputs for the machining scenario into a set of measurable rating quantities and indices including but not limited to production rate, production cost, tool life/cost, energy consumption and environmental burden. This will enable the manufacturing engineer to make an informed decision about parameter selection and process design for sustainability. Machining of hard-to-machine materials such as Titanium Alloys is such a scenario, which is used as a case study to validate the proposed approach.

Demi: a case study in design for sustainability

2002 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Fletcher ◽  
Emma Dewberry
Keyword(s):  
Design For Sustainability

scholarly journals SUPPORT USERS TOWARDS MORE CONSCIOUS FOOD CONSUMPTION HABITS: A CASE STUDY

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 2801-2810
Author(s):  
Monica Bordegoni ◽  
Marina Carulli ◽  
Elena Spadoni
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Interactive System ◽  
Sensors And Actuators ◽  
Design For Sustainability ◽  
Smart Technologies ◽  
Chicken Eggs ◽  
The Impact

AbstractDesign for Sustainability is a research area based on a multidisciplinary approach, which has become increasingly important in recent years. Great attention is paid to the design of products that can impact on users' behaviours, through embedded smart technologies, e.g. Internet of Things (IoT). In fact, IoT systems are able to “dialogue” with the users, supporting the identification of any misbehaviour, and suggesting more sustainable ones.This paper presents a research aiming at supporting users towards more conscious food consumption in their daily life to reduce food waste. As a case study, it has been developed an interactive system in which chicken eggs are used as main communication element. Indeed, the environmental footprint of the egg industry is very heavy, and eggs are one of the main wasted food. The interactive system consists of a physical product, an eggs tray, integrating sensors and actuators for handling the interaction with users. It is accompanied by an interactive application for monitoring eggs consumption, displaying eggs waste statistics, and an Augmented Reality part for children, aimed to improve their awareness about food waste and the impact on their food habits through an “edutainment” approach.

scholarly journals Future Skills of Design for Sustainability: An Awareness-Based Co-Creation Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (19) ◽  
pp. 5247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirsi Hakio ◽  
Tuuli Mattelmäki
Keyword(s):  
Mental Models ◽  
Collaborative Design ◽  
Transformational Change ◽  
Nature Tourism ◽  
Transformative Experiences ◽  
Leverage Point ◽  
Alternative Perspective ◽  
Design For Sustainability ◽  
Sustainable Futures

Our inner, invisible dimension consisting of our values, mental models and worldviews, has been identified as a significant leverage point for transformational change, as it brings to life our actions. Accordingly, the inner dimension of sustainability has a major role in transitioning towards desirable and sustainable futures. This paper focuses on exploring what kind of methods and competences are needed to access and work with the inner dimension as part of collaborative design practices aiming for sustainable and deep change. Thus, a lesser researched, alternative perspective to design discourse, the awareness-based co-creation approach is highlighted as a potential and emerging direction for design for sustainability. By thinking across: (1) literature findings of the concept of inner dimension of sustainability; (2) existing knowledge of awareness-based transformation approaches and (3) results of an experimental case study done in the context of nature tourism, it was recognized that more examples are needed on how to enable, promote and capture participants’ transformative experiences. Finally, the argument is made that awareness-based competencies should be considered as essential future skills and competences of design for sustainability.

The Function-Based Design for Sustainability Method

2017 ◽  
Vol 139 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan Arlitt ◽  
Douglas L. Van Bossuyt ◽  
Rob B. Stone ◽  
Irem Y. Tumer
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Sustainable Products ◽  
Design For Sustainability ◽  
Component Design ◽  
Alternative Function

Over the last two decades, consumers have become increasingly aware and desiring of sustainable products. However, little attention has been paid to developing conceptual design methods that explicitly take into account environmental impact. This paper contributes a method of automated function component generation, and guided down-selection and decision-making based upon environmental impact. The environmental impact of functions has been calculated for 17 of the products found in the Design Repository using ReCiPe scoring in SimaPRO. A hierarchical Bayesian approach is used to estimate the potential environmental impacts of specific functions when realized into components. Previously, product environmental impacts were calculated after a product was developed to the component design stage. The method developed in this paper could be used to provide a criticality ranking based on which functional solutions historically have the greatest risk of causing high environmental impact. The method is demonstrated using a simple clock system as an example. A comparative case study of two phone chargers for use in third-world countries demonstrates the decision-making capabilities of this method, and shows that it is possible to compare the environmental impact of alternative function structures during the conceptual stage of design. With the method presented in this paper, it is now possible to make early functional modeling design decisions specifically taking into account historical environmental impact of functionally similar products.

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