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The Development of an On-Line Learning and Teaching Resource for the Socio-Centric Aspects of Sustainable Design [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This paper fits into the topics of socially relevant design, design and emotion and sustainable design and explores the question how can we create a more sustainable way of life?
Conrad, Franziska   +1 more
core  

Biomimicry Surface-Coated Proppant with Self-Suspending and Targeted Adsorption Ability [PDF]

open access: gold, 2020
Wenjie Lan   +7 more
openalex   +1 more source

New opportunities for bioscaffold‐enabled spinal cord injury repair

open access: yesBMEMat, EarlyView.
Schematic illustration of bioscaffolds for spinal cord injury repair. We summarize the effects of bioscaffold properties on SCI repair, highlight different types of bioscaffolds, various fabrication strategies, and in vivo transformations for the clinical development of SCI‐repairing bioscaffolds.
Xiaoqing Qi   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Are Ecosystems the Missing Link in Circular Transitions? Insights From a Comprehensive Literature Analysis

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although recent literature on the circular economy (CE) has highlighted the important role of ecosystems, there is still limited understanding of the main themes that characterize circular ecosystems. This study addresses this gap by combining a comprehensive topic modeling analysis employing latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) with a systematic
Aline Gabriela Ferrari   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Charting the Course: Real‐World Application of Sustainability and Innovation Principles in the Portuguese Blue Economy Firms

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The blue economy has emerged as a key sector for linking sustainability and innovation, yet existing research has largely overlooked how firms operationalize these processes in practice. This study addresses that gap by asking: How do Portuguese blue economy firms embed sustainability‐oriented innovation (SOI) into their strategies, and what ...
Jennifer Nicole Elston   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Performance Based Abstraction of Biomimicry Design Principles using Prototyping

open access: yesDesigns, 2019
A key challenge faced by biomimicry practitioners is making the conceptual leap between biology and design, particularly regarding collaborating across these knowledge domains and developing and evaluating design principles abstracted from biology. While
Erin Rovalo, John McCardle
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring Transient Territories for Biodesign: Design & Living Systems Lab [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This paper examines the intersection of biology, biomimicry and design in the context of emergent sustainable practices that can impact of the fashion ...
Collet, Carole
core  

Sustainability‐Oriented Innovation and Circular Economy Transitions: Evidence From the UK Textile and Clothing Industry

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The transition to a circular economy (CE) in the textile and clothing (TC) industry is frequently attributed to sustainability‐oriented innovation (SOI), yet empirical understanding of the systemic conditions under which SOI enables CE remains underdeveloped.
Krishnendu Saha   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards Beneficial AI: A Biomimicry Framework to Design Intelligence That Cooperates with Biological Entities

open access: yesProceedings
This paper proposes biomimicry as a paradigm for helping to overcome both the conceptual and technological limitations of current AI systems. It begins by outlining three key challenges faced by modern AI and then proceeds to introduce the concept of ...
Paweł Polak   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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