Highlights•A review of historical evolution of Design for Sustainability is provided.•A
framework that synthesis the evolution of Design for Sustainability is proposed.•DfS has …

Abstract The concept of Circular Economy proposes an innovative alternative model to
counter the failed support of society's current 'linear'mode of operating, with the goal of …

This book discusses the most significant ways in which design has been applied to
sustainability challenges using an evolutionary perspective. It puts forward an innovation …

This article evaluates the synergies between circularity assessment and Life Cycle
Assessment (LCA) by investigating their alignments, misalignments, and challenges in …

In the early phases of product development, it is important to both reduce costs and improve
a product's sustainability performance. Insufficient data are available on the costs and …

Sustainability is gaining prominence among the priorities of large companies, and engineers
have taken on the eco-efficiency challenge, optimizing the functionality and minimizing the …

Abstract Design stages have been widely recognized as a key phase in a product's life cycle
in implementing sustainability. Since the late 1990s, various sustainable design methods …

The goal of guiding innovation toward beneficial social and environmental outcomes–
referred to in the growing literature as responsible research and innovation (RRI)–is …

Despite the increasing availability of tools and methods for sustainable and circular product
design (DfS), their uptake in practice is slow. This is also true in the automotive industry …

In recent years the increased awareness of environmental issues has led to the
development of new approaches to product design, known as Design for Environment and …