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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Design for Sustainability"”.
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Categories of Design for Sustainability: A Wearer's Perspective of Classic Design
This research examined classic design through the three interrelated aspects of the aesthetic response--form, viewer, and context. Classic is a term applied to clothing, regularly, but can reference a variety meanings, including a signature example of a particular artist, style or period; a …
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Fashion Design and Laundry Practices: Practice-Orientated Approaches to Design for Sustainability
… develops practice-orientated approaches to design for sustainability. It focuses on the relationship between garment design, laundry practices and sustainability, and responds to research that evidences domestic laundering as one of the most environmentally damaging stages in a garment’s …
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An Investigation into the Potential of Design for Sustainability in the Handicrafts of Northern Thailand.
This research investigates the potential of design for sustainability in the handicrafts of northern Thailand. It provides an in-depth understanding of the relationship between craft and design for sustainability, and examples of handicrafts and their potential links to design for sustainability, …
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Design for sustainability (D4S) in product development using solidworks software: a case study of redesign a sugar cane extractor machine
The Design for Sustainability (D4S) is a recognized method to produce sustainable product that embrace three main elements: environment, economic and social. However, the emphasization on the D4S is immature among industries in Malaysia. The objectives of this study are to propose a user friendly …
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Designing for human behavior to enable circular packaging
… This thesis leverages the human-centered design process to understand the context of and challenges with packaging today for a consumer technology company, uncover insights and form a specific research question, generate potential solutions, and gather user feedback on the potential …
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Are you worth it? A practice-orientated approach to everyday hair care to inform sustainable consumption strategies
… to women’s everyday hair care routines to inform sustainable design and sustainable consumption strategies. It seeks to develop an understanding of the multi-relational elements that make up the practice and to recognise how these elements influence what women do to their hair, and how often, …
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The Seeds of Sustainability: An Interactive CD Rom Exploring the Role of Architects, Planners and Designers in Achieving a Sustainable Future
The generally accepted definition of the term sustainability is: meeting the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations to meet their own needs. While that definition helps to provide a general framework within which to understand the term, it does not begin to …
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Design for Communication: a collaborative practice to amplify qualities of sustainability
The role of communication design in social innovation for sustainability is the central subject of this thesis. This significant yet under-explored area is the focus of study through practice-led design research. Two current paradigms underpin this study. First, the definition of communication …
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Stormwater management and multipurpose infrastructure networks
In urban planning and design, natural systems are a key element of explorations about how to design for sustainability. As part of these efforts, academics and practitioners have also begun to explore the ways in which the utilization of natural systems can and should change our approach to the …
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Designing Activities for Collaboration at Classroom Scale Using Shared Technology
… tasks. This thesis investigates how forms of whole-classroom activity can be supported by combining shareable technologies with simulation, team play and orchestration. New designs are explored to help large groups engage and discuss at multiple scales (from pairs and small groups to …
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Beyond Western fashion sustainability: A case study of the Bahraini, Arab Gulf context
… aspire to construct viable post-oil economies, sustainability is becoming a strategic priority for governments in the region. This study explores Design for Sustainability (DfS) within the Bahraini fashion context, addressing existing frameworks within DfS in relation to the country’s cultural …
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Eco Design Implementation Across the British Product Design Industry
… new products. In response to these problems, Eco Design has been developed over the last few decades. Eco Design is a process integrated into product and engineering design that aims to lower the environmental impact of products across their life cycle, whilst not hindering design brief criteria …
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Design of Switched Reluctance Motor for Circular Economy
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment