Design for sustainable change how design and designers can drive the sustainability agenda /

Main Author: Chick, Anne.
Other Authors: Micklethwaite, Paul.
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: Lausanne, Switzerland : La Vergne, TN : Ava Pub. ; Distributed in the USA & Canada by Ingram Publisher Services, [2011]
Physical Description: 183 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 30 cm.
Series: Required reading range. Course reader.
Subjects:
Item Description: Includes bibliographical references and websites (pages 168-173) and index.
pt. I. From design to design thinking to design activism. 1. Design is to design a design to produce a design : Design as a field ; Design as an action or process ; Design as a concept or proposal ; Design as an outcome ; Design is an attitude not a profession ; Design innovation and the innovation of design -- 2. Design thinking : Societal challenges are design challenges ; From problem-solving to problem-setting ; Service design: maybe we don't need a product? ; Participatory design: from designing for to designing with ; Open source design ; There's nothing new about design thinking? -- 3. Design activism : Design activism ; Activism through design ; Design altruism -- pt. II. Sustainability. 4. The 's' word ; What do we want to sustain? ; Models of sustainability ; Measuring sustainability ; Sustainability is not about single issues ; Types of capital in sustainable development ; Should we use the 's' word? -- pt. III. Design for sustainable change. 5. Sustainability and design : Green design: a single-issues approach ; Ecodesign: life-cycle thinking ; Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and design ; Design for sustainability: radical innovations -- 6. Design for sustainable living : Designing sustainable behaviour ; Designing sustainable systems ; Designing sustainable lifestyles ; Designing sustainable cities ; Designing sustainable regions -- 7. Design for development : Designing against inequality ; Designing for needs, not wants ; Approaches to designing for development.
Physical Description: 183 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 30 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and websites (pages 168-173) and index.
ISBN: 9782940411306
2940411301