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The handbook of design for sustainability /

Sustainability has emerged as a central issue for contemporary societies and for the world community as a whole. Furthermore, many of the social and environmental concerns that are embodied in the term 'sustainability' are directly or indirectly related to design. Designers help to define...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Walker, Stuart, 1955- (Editor ), Giard, Jacques (Editor ), Walker, Helen L. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Sustainability has emerged as a central issue for contemporary societies and for the world community as a whole. Furthermore, many of the social and environmental concerns that are embodied in the term 'sustainability' are directly or indirectly related to design. Designers help to define our human made environment - how it is produced, how it is used, and how long it endures. Despite some forty years of development and increased awareness of the critical relationships that exist between design decisions and modes of production, energy use, environmental impacts, the nature of work and human e.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxvi, 550 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781472539014
147253901X
9781472539038
1472539036
9781474294102
1474294103