A circular economy has been proposed as a sustainable alternative to our current linear
economic system, mainly by recirculating material resources for new product development …

Purpose–Product‐service systems (PSS) could potentially benefit consumers, but empirical
studies of business‐to‐consumer PSS solutions have been scarce. The purpose of this …

1. Background Human-computer interaction (HCI) is an interdisciplinary research area
which concerns the study of interaction between humans (operators as users) and …

En av de första reflektionerna jag gjorde när jag kom i kontakt med ämnet i kurser som
människa-maskinsystem och människa-datorinteraktion var att det finns mycket outnyttjad …

This doctoral thesis has investigated what hinders material recirculation in society, to later
suggest possible ways to support material recirculation in the future. Since material …

This thesis addresses challenges and opportunities for product design to contribute to
domestic energy conservation. The overall aim of the thesis is that of increasing the …

Human factors engineering methodology is important for design of complex systems, such
as control rooms and distributed control systems. Available methodologies are however …

Many studies indicate that the fulfilment of user requirements is an important prerequisite for
the development of successful products. The relevance of formulating well-founded user …

It is of vital importance to explore and understand future users' needs and requirements in
the early phases of the product development process. However, in times of social distancing …

One human characteristic is that we use tools in our daily life. In the beginning they
consisted of stones and sticks but today our tools have been developed into complex …