DESIGNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY: PART 1

摘要

In the first of two short articles discussing 'designing sustainable products', Carol Lo of Cambridge Design Partnership focuses on factors of 'recyclability' in product design and innovation The general definition of sustainability involves three main aspects; social sustainability, economic sustainability, and environmental sustainability. Product designers and engineers are usually fairly adept at addressing familiar issues such as user needs and manufacturing cost, so social sustainability and economic sustainability are nothing new.