Social Sustainability in Design: Moving the Discussions Forward

McMahon, Muireann; Bhamra, Tracy

doi:10.1080/14606925.2015.1059604

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“…This neglect of the social dimension in sustainable product development (SPD) research mirrors the general sustainable development field [15][16][17][18][19][20]. Due to the lack of agreement of how to define it [19,21], social sustainability therefore ends up as a "laundry list" [22], or "black bin" [23], where all the indefinable elements of sustainability seem to be placed.…”

Section: The Social In "Sustainability"mentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Sustainability Work in Product Development Organizations: An Empirical Study of Three Sweden-Based Companies

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Missimer

2021

Sustainability

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Companies responsible for product development (PD) and manufacturing play an important role in supporting society in achieving sustainability, and yet they do not always include full sustainability considerations in PD decisions. The social dimension of sustainability has been largely neglected in the PD field and there is very little empirical evidence of social sustainability implementation in general. The aim of this paper is to investigate how social sustainability is currently included in PD organizations and what their motivations are to do so. Results from a comparative case study approach with three organizations include rich descriptions across four dimensions: The scope of the work and their view of interdependencies with other social systems, their definition of social sustainability and the issues they work with, what guides strategic decisions, and how this internal work is structured. The results reveal that the three product development organizations are heterogenous in their approaches to social sustainability and that the more advanced approach shows a better understanding of the complexity of social sustainability and a broader perspective of its interdependencies, which goes hand-in-hand with a way of organizing that overcomes traditional hierarchies and allows for more collaborative and strategic work in this area. This systems perspective also drives what issues are included in an organization’s work; scope and definition of social sustainability become more encompassing and aligned. Finally, our study shows that social sustainability impacts connected to products’ lifecycles, when addressed, are done so by functions outside design activities, as opposed to product developers. A greater understanding of how companies currently approach social sustainability and what challenges they might face in integrating it in organizational and design related practices has been called for; our paper contributes to this but acknowledges that more work is needed.

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Section: The Social In "Sustainability"mentioning

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Social Sustainability Work in Product Development Organizations: An Empirical Study of Three Sweden-Based Companies

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Missimer

2021

Sustainability

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“…Green Design, also is known as Design for Environment, Environment Conscious Design, Ecological design, and Sustainable Design, Product Life Cycl eDesign, Low Carbon Design, etc [6][7][8][9]. The basic connotation of Green Design is: under the premise of satisfying functions (F), quality (Q), cost (C), etc in product design, the whole cycle process control of products should be implemented to maximize resource utilization and minimize environmental pollution, so as to maximize the value (F+Q) and minimize the cost(C) [9].…”

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The Principles in Green Design

Yuan

Tang

2021

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Nowadays economic activities and lifestyles must be green according to Sustainable Development, so Green Design must be taken at the whole process of product life cycle. Now 3R principles (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) is well-known for sustainable envelopment, but for the sake of accelerating green development, It should follows the 10R principles in green design: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Renew, Recharge(or Refill), Repair(or Remedy), Re-manufacture(or Recover), Replace(or Replant), Re-clear(or Refine) and Remove. The 10R principles can make green design at the first time to start green development. It is also the historical responsibility and obligation of contemporary designers.

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“…A widespread conception of sustainability focuses on generating value for three linking elements: environment, economic and social (Purvis, Mao, & Robinson, 2018;United Nations, 2018). The majority of the literature in design focuses on environmental sustainability, rather than social or economic (Calvo & De Rosa, 2017;Colantonio, 2009;McMahon & Bhamra, 2015;Woodcraft, Hackett, & Caistor-Arendar, 2011). There is an opportunity to explore how design practice and research contributes value to these areas.…”

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Co-designing Pathways to Opportunities for Young People in the North West of England

2019

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This paper presents ongoing research from the first of a series of projects examining how collaborative design approaches can raise aspirations and increase opportunities for people throughout the North West of England, in support of the UK Government's Industrial Strategy. The paper presents a case study where design practitioners and youth workers have worked together to co-design a prototype for an intervention that aimed to foster positive engagement between young people and businesses in Burnley in the North West of England. The paper outlines a number of insights that have emerged from observing and participating in the co-design process including the importance of trust in partnerships, skills and learning of the team, steps needed to sustain the project, and the challenges and opportunities of codesign. The paper concludes on how a "place-based co-design approach" may potentially contribute value to more resilient and sustainable communities.

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Social Sustainability in Design: Moving the Discussions Forward

Cited by 14 publications

References 23 publications

Social Sustainability Work in Product Development Organizations: An Empirical Study of Three Sweden-Based Companies

Social Sustainability Work in Product Development Organizations: An Empirical Study of Three Sweden-Based Companies

The Principles in Green Design

Co-designing Pathways to Opportunities for Young People in the North West of England

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