Sustainable Design From Vision to Action

This book offers a comprehensive guide to the sustainable design of products, services, or related systems. It goes beyond concept explanations to provide you with practical instructions on how to apply the tools and methods to your own designs.

List of contents

List of Contributors. Acknowledgements. Part 1: Vision: Goals and Metrics. Chapter 1. Sustainable Development Goals. Chapter 2. Planetary Boundaries. Chapter 3. Ecodesign. Chapter 4. Cradle to Cradle and Circular Economy. Chapter 5. Systems: Introduction. Chapter 6. Systems: Complexity. Chapter 7. Life Cycle Assessment: Introduction. Chapter 8. Doing Fast-Track Life Cycle Assessment. Chapter 9. Life Cycle Assessment Scenarios, Functional Units, Uncertainty. Part 2: Action: Design Strategies. Chapter 10. Materials: Introduction. Chapter 11. Materials: Metals. Chapter 12. Materials: Plastics. Chapter 13. Materials Bio-Based Plastics. Chapter 14. Product Lifetime Extension. Chapter 15. Material Recovery Recycling Processes. Chapter 16. Material Recovery Design for Recycling. Chapter 17. Energy Literacy. Chapter 18. Energy Efficiency. Chapter 19. Energy Generation and Storage. Chapter 20. Behavior Change. Chapter 21. Business Models Product Service Systems. Chapter 22. Business Models Presidio Booster. Chapter 23. Biomimicry Basics and Mentors. Chapter 24. Biomimicry from Principles. Chapter 25. Equity and Inclusion. Chapter 26. Support and Collaboration. Index.

About the author

Jeremy Faludi is assistant professor of design for sustainability at the faculty of industrial design engineering, TU Delft.

Product details

• Authors: Jeremy Faludi
• Assisted by: Jeremy Faludi (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 02.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032824741
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3282474-1
• No. of pages: 450
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; NATURE / Natural Resources, Product Design, NATURE / Ecology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, The arts: general issues, DESIGN / General, DESIGN / Product, DESIGN / Industrial, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, HOUSE & HOME / Sustainable Living, ARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design, Applied ecology, Environmental Management, Social impact of environmental issues, Technical design, Other manufacturing technologies, Engineering: general, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Civil engineering, surveying and building, The arts: general topics