In a linear economy, a product is manufactured and sold to a customer. Then, little concern
is given to what the user actually does with it when they have it. However, in a circular …

Increasing economic growth coupled with rapidly expanding populations in develo**
countries has led to the emergence of a large “consumer class”. This rapid increase in …

Traditional research into sustainable design has typically focused on reducing the
environmental impact of products during the manufacture and disposal stages of a products' …

Technological progress has enabled widespread adoption and use of consumer electronics,
changing how global society lives and works. This progress has come with immense …

Acknowledging the inherent complexity of many sustainability challenges, and the
shortcomings of traditional linear approaches in tackling them, we have seen a rise in …

In this thesis the opportunities for designing products that are less resource intensive during
use, in different cultural contexts is investigated. The research was divided into four phases …

Over the last few decades the consumption patterns of the world's wealthiest countries has
led to the degradation of the environment and exploitation of the world's finite resources. The …

Resumo Design for Sustainable Behavior focuses on how products can be designed so that
users behave in a more sustainable way. User behavior is also associated with emotional …

O Design para o Comportamento Sustentável é uma temática que vem ganhando
notoriedade na comunidade científica internacional de pesquisa em Design. Geralmente …

1.1 Background In today's world, we have many pressing issues like climate change,
pandemic breakouts like COVID-19, intercultural strains, wars etc that are complex and …