My research is focused upon what industrial designers can contribute in order to
mitigate environmental problems often caused by their designs. The intent is to
propose a procedure to integrate eco-effectiveness at the beginning of the
design process, to consider it at each stage of the product’s lifecycle, and to
measure that product’s environmental performance in order to make informed
design decisions. At each stage the designer can follow this flexible process,
which is intended to work in conjunction with individual creative methods while
prioritizing the need for eco-effectiveness. The goal is to develop a procedure
that is simple enough for designers to use every day and that could also provide
means of verification, rather than relying on assumptions and good intentions.
I acknowledge that efforts from a single discipline are not enough. In order to
address the environmental challenges we face today, collaboration among
disciplines will be necessary, as well as a change of behavior and attitudes
towards consumption. This is my contribution. / text
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UTEXAS/oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/ETD-UT-2010-05-1222 |
| Date | 22 November 2010 |
| Creators | Rios Velasco Urrutia, Clara Cecilia |
| Contributors | Catterall, Kate |
| Source Sets | University of Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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