Preparing the way for mainstream sustainable product design

Lofthouse, Vicky

doi:10.7577/formakademisk.1657

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“…It should also be noted that the support and autonomy given to faculty may be very important to integrate sustainability in their teaching [21], and this can be a problematic issue, since universities are usually underfunded, and staff is burdened with bureaucratic activities. The integration of design for sustainability in design practice is still not mainstream, but, nevertheless, students need to be prepared with a range of skills to support and promote a fully sustainable practice, for when that may occur [27].…”

Section: Ecodesign and Design For Sustainability Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Product Design Education for Circular Economy

Vicente

2020

Advances in Industrial Design

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Design has continually developed new approaches to find the most appropriate solutions to the growing environmental and social problems. At the same time higher education courses have tried to adapt their curricula accordingly. The most recently proposed model is circular economy. It reinforces the idea of a paradigm shift to a system of closed loops where there is no waste. This article develops a state of the art on the integration of sustainability in product design in higher education and its evolution to embrace circular economy. This analysis includes identifying past experiences, which contents are addressed, what methodologies are used, what type of approach (focused or dispersed) and what are the needs for teaching staff. This paper tries to identify gaps in order to purpose better solution for circular economy integration.

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Section: Ecodesign and Design For Sustainability Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%