“A shattered visage lies”: sustainable design and local scale production

Author

Walker, Stuart

Author_Institution

Fac. of Environ. Design, Calgary Univ., Alta., Canada

fYear

1999

fDate

1-3 Feb 1999

Firstpage

68

Lastpage

70

Abstract

This paper discusses Ecodesign and sustainable design of products from the scientific, ethical, aesthetic and spiritual perspectives. It argues that if sustainability is to be worked towards, and if Ecodesign is to be applied to products and product manufacturing, then we must bring new considerations to the fore and include a more holistic understanding in our conceptions of products and processes

Keywords

design for environment; product development; professional aspects; Ecodesign; aesthetic perspective; ethical perspective; holistic understanding; local scale production; post modern understanding; product manufacturing; products design; scientific perspective; spiritual perspective; sustainable design; Electrical equipment industry; Environmental economics; Environmental factors; Industrial economics; Manufacturing; Materials science and technology; Power generation economics; Product design; Production; Waste materials;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 1999. Proceedings. EcoDesign '99: First International Symposium On

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

0-7695-0007-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECODIM.1999.747584

Filename

747584