Design for a sustainable culture
Subtitle: perspectives, practices and education
By: [edited by Astrid Skjerven, Janne Beate Reitan]
Series: Routledge studies in culture and sustainable development; Routledge studies in culture and sustainable development
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9780415365758; 9781315229065
Subjects: Sustainable design; Sustainable development; Social aspects; Material culture
Description: As culture is becoming increasingly recognised as a crucial element of sustainable development, design competence has emerged as a useful tool in creating a meaningful life within a sustainable mental, cultural and physical environment. This book explores the relationship between sustainability, culture and the shaping of human surroundings by examining the significance and potential of design as a tool for the creation of sustainable development. Drawing on interdisciplinary case studies and investigations from Europe, North America and India, this book discusses theoretical, methodological and educational aspects of the role of design in relation to human well-being and provides a unique perspective on the interface between design, culture and sustainability. This book will appeal to researchers as well as postgraduate and undergraduate students in design and design literacy, crafts, architecture and environmental planning, but also scholars of sustainability from other disciplines who wish to understand the role and impact of design and culture in sustainable development.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Design research : contents, characteristics and possible contributions for a sustainable society; title: Distributed systems and cosmopolitan localism : an emerging design scenario for resilient societies; title: Social ecologies of flourishing : designing conditions that sustain culture; title: The idea of simplicity as a pathway to cultural sustainability; title: Housing culture, residential preferences and sustainability; title: Designing sense of place; title: The importance of culture in design for sustainable behaviour research; title: The social construction of child consumers : transmedia toys in light of Slavoj Zizek's notions of pleasure and enjoyment; title: Contemporary vernacular Inuit clothing as sustainable fashion; title: Fit in ready-to-wear clothing : why people dispose garments before they are worn out; title: Developing holistic understanding in design education for sustainability; title: Rethinking consumption culture : educating the reflective citizen; title: Persuasion and play : crafting a sustainable culture; title: Teaching cultural sensitivity at architecture schools for more sustainable buildings : Lessons from reconstruction.