Design for Environmental Sustainability [electronic resource] /
Vezzoli, Carlo Arnaldo.author.
Manzini, Ezio.author.
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. Design for Environmental Sustainability 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. Divided into four parts, the first part covers environmental sustainability and presents the general guidelines that can be followed to reach it. The second part examines the Life Cycle Design approach and the strategies to minimise consumption of resources, select low environmental impact resources, optimise product life span, extend the life of materials, and design for disassembly. The third part presents methods and tools to evaluate the environmental impact of products (e.g., Life Cycle Assessment) and other support tools for the integration of environmental requirements into real design processes. The fourth and final part describes the historical evolution of sustainability, both in design practice and research. Design for Environmental Sustainability is an important text for all students, designers and design engineers interested in product development processes.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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. Design for Environmental Sustainability 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. Divided into four parts, the first part covers environmental sustainability and presents the general guidelines that can be followed to reach it. The second part examines the Life Cycle Design approach and the strategies to minimise consumption of resources, select low environmental impact resources, optimise product life span, extend the life of materials, and design for disassembly. The third part presents methods and tools to evaluate the environmental impact of products (e.g., Life Cycle Assessment) and other support tools for the integration of environmental requirements into real design processes. The fourth and final part describes the historical evolution of sustainability, both in design practice and research. Design for Environmental Sustainability is an important text for all students, designers and design engineers interested in product development processes.
Mechanical engineering.
Engineering design.
Manufactures.
Industrial design.
Pollution prevention.
Mechanical Engineering.
Engineering Design.
Manufacturing, Machines, Tools, Processes.
Industrial Design.
Industrial Pollution Prevention.